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    Lime Grove, Venetia Road

    Hi MWS, Yes the 1950 is good, and shows the house my Nan was born at, Number 20 Huge Thanks Again.
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    Lime Grove, Venetia Road

    Brilliant, that will be the one, I should have added the date, its was 1924 I was looking at. This is where my grandmother was born Thanks MWS Does anyone happen to have any photos of this street?
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    Lime Grove, Venetia Road

    Good Afternoon, I was wondering if any one knew much about Lime Grove, Venetia Road. I am been looking through the forums and seem a Lime Grove on Moseley Road, but there seems to be no reference to Venetia Road. A forum search also throws up "Lime Groves" in quite a few parts of Birmingham...
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    Witton Cemetery

    Thought I would tag on to this thread than create a brand new one. I've read alot that you only have right to the plot for 75 years, but I was just reading the deed of a relative and it says "grants to her (the payee), her heirs, and assign 'for ever' the exclusive right to the burial plot"...
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    Bankes Road and Garretts Green Lane

    I know there are a few threads with Bankes Road and Garretts Green Lane mentioned, weren't sure which one to gatecrash so thought I would create a new thread. I was wondering if anyone grew up in or around Bankes Road in the 40's or likewise Garretts Green Lane in the 50's. I was wondering is...
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    High Park Street and High Park Corner Nechells

    Another quick question on St Clements, what ages did it serve, primary school or high school? Trying to work out the year my grandad may have been there
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    High Park Street and High Park Corner Nechells

    Awesome, will give that a go, thank you
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    Black Patch

    Thank you very very much
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    High Park Street and High Park Corner Nechells

    Does there happen to be a record of pupils that attended St Clements? I'm sure my Grandad probably would have attended as he grew up on High Park Street.
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    Black Patch

    Does anyone who has researched their family tree with the Smiths of BlackPatch in found if one of John Smiths (Son of Easu and Sentenia) daughters happened to marry a Hall?
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    Black Patch

    Thank you kindly for the reply Gerry. How would I best get in touch with Ted?
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    Black Patch

    I am currently looking at a possible link in my family tree to the Gypsy's of the Black Patch. I was wondering if anyone might know of a Gypsy from there called Billy Broadhead that was apparently quite well know in Horse Breading or Racing (not sure of the exact details)
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    High Park Street and High Park Corner Nechells

    Amazing post of High Park Street History, glad I stumbled across this. Does anyone have any knowledge or remember anything of Harold and Adelaide Harrison that lived at 51 High Park Street. Up to what year where the houses lived in before being demolished? Many thanks
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    High Park street Nechells

    It would have been useful if the houses had nunbers on them back in them days for the piuctures :) Oh wow, thank you. I wonder if that was the sweet shop my uncle was talking about
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    High Park street Nechells

    Shame, would have been nice to have found some more to try and pin point the house my grandad grew up in. This is the one I found just for people to have if ever they are looking
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    High Park street Nechells

    Brilliant, thank you very much. Are there many photo of High Park Street around, I only found one online from 1966. My uncle remember there being a sweet shop on the street when he was young
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    High Park street Nechells

    Hi, I know this thread was some many years ago now, but came across this today while looking for info of when my Grandad lived in High Park Street. The address on the 1939 record is 1/20 Can any one help with what house number this is on the map posted? Many thanks Russ
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