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Cookie273UK ,I loved your 2 snowy paintings especially snow clearing in Aston, thank you. Painting winter landscapes is always one of my favourite topic at art class. I like the new look forum layout - thank you for all your hard work Best wishes to everybody and stay healthy

Just found this very interesting publication which I will use in my family history research in Dudley between 1838 - 1875. I was especially interested in the references to the iron masters and iron manufacturing companies in and around Dudley during this period, thank you

I was one of the original new 2nd year intake when Bournville Boys Grammar Technical School opened in 1955 by the Cadbury's family . Somewhere I think I still have some old photographs of the 2nd year cohort and buildings/rooms in 1955 which I will dig out. It will be interesting to compare...

I am looking forward to researching the 1921 Census in January for members of our families especially in the Birmingham area. I am hoping to find out whether my wife's grandfather Arthur Lowe returned to his elite skilled craft as a 'Seal Stone Engraver' in the Jewellery Quarter in 1919, after...

Looking forward to researching the 1921 Census next month to finding out if Arthur Lowe returned to his skilled occupation as a 'Seal Stone Engraver' after he was demobbed from the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry at the end of WW1 in 1919. Also I am hoping to find out which company he worked...

The Taiwanese manufacturing company is Sun Tour Sturmey Archer which bought all the intellectural property rights for most of the Sturmey Archer products in 1983 except the Brooks Saddle business which is still trading in Smethwick. I liked most of the all the functional range including the...

Yes for distribution in USA and Europe with all the component range now been manufactured in Taiwan

I was interested in your post about Sturmey Archer. I worked at Sturmey Archer in Nottingham between 1970 until they closed down in 1983. For a time they were part of TI Raleigh Industries on Triumph Road Nottingham and owned the Brooks Saddle business in Smethwick. Despite diversifying into a...