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They were all fully painted buses. I was the records clerk for the Advertising Company at the time - Jointly owned by British Rail/ National Bus Company. I recall they were about £3,600 for the year + painting costs (twice - had to paint themn back afterwards!) Brian

Key Hill - K 653 In affectionate remembrance of William HINDS M.D. who died October 18th [1881] aged 69 years. (Damage): And of Marianne widow of the above who died on the 6th November 1882 also of John HINDS who died February 3rd 1897 aged 78 years. Also Valentine Edward elder son of John...

Hi Harry, Apologies - it is Saltley Secondary school that was in Belchers lane. Thought St peters had closed some years ago? I know it was still there back in the '70's Brian

Hi Harry, Apologies - it is Saltley Secondary school that was in Belchers lane. Thought St peters had closed some years ago? I know it was still there back in the '70's Brian

Hi Jane - they are all Public graves, rather than Private graves - Just means they were normal everyday working class types, rather than slightly moneyed middle class! I don't think anything remains to mark the A & B graves - these sections are very denuded of memorials. The G & H are vaults...

Absolutely brilliant collection of pics - Spent most of Monday last week leafing through them- great to see the Old man, Mr Parry, Dave Pearce, Roger Tipper, saw one of my elder brothers - couldn't spot the other! Brings back plenty of memories The BB has a good charity shop in Erdington High...

It's just the ground that becomes unstable, though, that way round isn't it? never does keep still for me if I do the Pub first! Bri

Right hand side - Charles - Eldest son

Rear view - left blank for late entries?

Left hand side - Eldest daughter Kate (Sheffield), and Ada May

It's a pleasure to help Lynne Just gobbled me dinna and can play again whilst the archers is on ans she's sat listening on 'er 'eadgfones whilst watching Boycie + NMarlene antique 'unting! Front of base Top to Bottom Henry and wife Hannah

Pics of the base and inscriptions have just been loaded up into Coppermine and labelled - I'm afraid I cannot play any longer - the clock has beaten me and the missus sez I gotta go in now and 'ave me dinna! Hope to come out and play aftawuds!!!!

View of J 2346 from main path View of main Pitsford entrance from main path View of Vyse St from Main path View of Warstone Lane from main path These should help you locate the grave when you visit!

View from J 2346 towards Lodge View from J 2346 Looking slighlty right of previous showing Warstone Lane in distance and sloping path towards Mint - where the car is parked

Correction - only 5 Crutchleys listed in post 11 Missing one is SHEFFIELD Katherine 1895 J-2346 49686 6 Presumably a daughter who married Brian

post 11 - all those with J 2346 - 6 in total Brian

Hi Lynne, just got back from WL - pic attached - cross is detached from base. Base is badly scored on 3 sides - scraped by machinery probably - have taken more pics but will mess about loading into/out of Coppermine after a bath & dinner. Grave is about 7 rows from main path and about the same...

I think you will find Saltley grammer was in Belchers Lane! Central was in Gressel lane after Cherrywood Road. It was between one part of St Wilfred Martineau and Byng Kendrick Girls. Central & Byng merged just after I left - '72 after 5 years of straining at the fence! Now called the...

And in Key Hill there is - 1948 Vault 7 58461 Baby Alfred 1906 C 308 45933 Amy 1869 Corridor 4 (Vault) 20734 Arthur Richard 1912 L 207 48990 Clara 1925 K 948 53086 5 Eliza 1844 E 16 3040 cc. Frederick William 1910 L 200 48179 George 1906 C 310 46410 George William 1897 S 10 40655 Henry...

ps meant to say there are 6 in J 2346 as you can see, but some of the others may also be in your tree!