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So many people are "poor" these days - but back than it was a real hardship - No mobile phones, Play stations, take aways, benefits, etc. - Whenever we visited - us kids had to play in the yard, or sit in the corner and be quiet - though she did occasionally offer me snuff! - by the time I was...

Your Gt Gran - Caroline Farmer/ Southwell / Savage is my own Paternal Gran! Annie Selvey / Savage was a daughter of William Thomas Selvey who married my gran in 1935. His wife had died and his children were in Barnado's homes (sent to London?) My Grand dad had died in WW1 and gran had raised 9...

There was a Mr & Mrs Jarvis at 73 Little King St - nest to the entry 3 doors from where we lived at 79. Mr Dodd died died whilst on the outside toilet - Fireman had to chop to door as he had fallen against it, stopping it opening. Mrs Cross ran the little shop which was at 83 or 85 ?? Little...

Great day - some old faces, some faces - been far too long since the last - roll on the next!

I was looking forward to coming to this, but sadly have an appointment which means I will miss it. Was hoping to hear the differance between Bomber Harris v Goring for "Effective" bombing tactics that worked? Maybe catch a repeat some time?

Fingers crossed I will be there - cheers Vicky for the heads up!

This gravestone sits at the junction of 4 very deep, large graves. Each side has 2 columns - the grave number is at the top of each column. The graves were the Cheaper graves for people who could not afford to purchase their own - think of them as blocks of flats v detached houses. People...

Correct!

Viv you have to remember Icknield st was 1 lane wide each way - the bit of road on the right of the pic. Before it was widened - this half of the dual carriageway was the 10 buildings shown on the map below from the church to the corner. You would be standing in some ones back yard back in the...

Would have loved to see it before it was demolished

Hi Anne, Do not come on often so only just saw this thread. My Maternal Gran's 1st husband is on the memorial - Walter Edwin Knight. (I am from her 2nd husband) His surviving son Wilfred Henry George emigrated to Australia in 1956 with his family. One of his son's (David Knight) eventually...

1b Raddlebarn road is the official postal Address of Selly oak Hospital, recently demolished and a new housing estate built upon the site

The Registers (held at Handsworth Cemetery start at Burial 1and are continued (even today there are odd burials in existing family plots). If the Burial is in a Public Grave, Midland Ancestors (ex BMSGH) have on their computer in Margaret St the ability to list all in a known single grave - The...

19381 means he is the 19,381st record in the register. G 10120 is the Grave number - area on Pittsford St, next area down from Section H which borders Pittsford St & Vyse St. Very few gravestones in the area

if you google them - you get jqrt - seems it is now a trust not a group

Great shot. we must have been about the N in King we were facing a factory. shows our back yards , but cannot focus in enough to see which one!

all the odd n umbers were on one side of the St, Even numbers over the road We lived at 79, we had friends at 69 which was the next "block" along towards Great King St. 61 may have been the end house of their block? I vaguely recall a factory with big blank end wall being at the end of their block.

Sadly they should have cancelled it and all sport 15 months ago. However the haves must still have their little pleasures and make more money - the have nots continue to struggle on. Lose the flyover, block up Scott arms with "Bus lane" work - we know they do not work - been there done it...

And how is that supposed to help people get about? Walk down to Witton or catch the bus? Used the station a lot when I lived in Birchfield - once you stop using it and find a differant way you rarely come back !

Have you tried private Crematoria such as Perry barr?