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It has been demolished I am afraid, although here is a picture I took in 2006: Photos replaced by what I think are same as originals And another one I took showing its position relative to Cleary's pub (also gone): This is what it all looks like now :-(...

It was Radio Supply Company. They had other branches too, eg Coventry, I think.

Thanks Mike And thanks to Lyn too - I never thought I would see such good pictures of this street and houses. Paul

Mike Would it be possible to indicate on one of your maps where Court 23 Lower Tower St was please? My gt grandfather lived there at the turn of the last century. Many thanks Paul

Well yes, I wondered that - except that on the Hurst St thread a couple of people (who know a lot more than I do) said it was Inge St. Could it be the corner of Hurst St and Kent St maybe? Paul

I'm getting confused looking at these pictures - could someone help please? The first picture here shows the Hippodrome on the corner of Hurst St and Inge St: https://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/showthread.php?t=33029 yet the second picture on this thread shows the same corner just a few...

You can get quite a lot of info from the Google news archives: https://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=%22Wilmot+Breeden%22&sa=N&tbs=nws:1,ar:1#q=%22Wilmot+Breeden%22&hl=en&tbs=nws:1,ar:1,sbd:1&source=lnt&sa=X&ei=iXUxTfOiG4OAhAfloe3vCw&ved=0CBYQpwUoATgK&fp=256a024d5c168b6b The last news...

Yes but Victorian houses are easy to find in central London - in Birmingham they are very rare and exclusive ;-)

Don't know about the others, but at least one of them is in private hands - it was sold a couple of times a few years ago: https://www.mouseprice.com/house-prices/land-registry/b5-5pg?Mode=SP I would LOVE to own one of those houses! Don't think there are any in Claybrook St anymore. Paul

I just googled him - you can see what he looks like here! https://austinmotor.co.uk/aussieaustins.htm From the front, not very different from his Birmingham relations. But from behind: https://farm2.static.flickr.com/1317/858231358_bee2e5d5a0.jpg I think he must have some relations in...

Hi Austin You could try a site specialising in vintage radio. For example, this one seems to have a lot of clever people on it: https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/index.php Regards Paul

Mike is definitely right. If you look on this thread, there is a map showing Richmond Terrace: https://forum.birminghamhistory.co.uk/showthread.php?p=231695 Regards Paul

I think we should treat different appliances differently! I still use a 1973 HMV portable TV in the kitchen. And a 1972 Bush radio. In the living room I use a 1982 colour TV with a Freeview box. In the living room I also use a 1975 Pioneer stereo receiver (it is on most of the time). And the...

Gemma Do you know what street they lived in? If you do, try typing it into the search box. Paul

Thanks for the replies, and apologies if my original post wasn't clear. If I lived in a blind-back house, I would want to put some windows in the back. Even small windows (e.g. porthole size) would make a huge difference to the ventilation, and they wouldn't be hard to fit. Even a DIYer...

Although I didn't grow up in a back-to-back, most of my ancestors seem to have. I've noticed that as well as back-to-backs, Birmingham had a good number of "blind-back" houses in spaces where there was not room for a back-to-back. Presumably they could have put windows at the back of the...

Re: Joyce Ivy Beatrice Jelf Have you tried contacting Ian Jelf: https://www.bluebadge.demon.co.uk/ He seems to know a lot about local history. Regards Paul

Maybell Thanks so much! At last I have a good view of where my grandfather and his father lived all those years ago. Much appreciated! Paul

I bought one of their ex-rental Ferguson sets in 1989 from their shop in Acocks Green - it would have been made in 1982 I think. I am still using it as my main TV set now! Perhaps I was lucky? I don't want a flat screen - it wouldn't fill the space in the corner properly ;-) Regards Paul

Thank you very much Mike! Although that is pretty much what I expected, it is great to get confirmation. Now I've got to try to find a pic ... Regards Paul