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Several people on my family tree were born in Britannia Place, St Paul's Square, between 1900 and 1910. I was hoping it would be easy to track down, as that area is relatively well preserved, but none of the maps I looked at, old or modern, had any trace of it. I did however find Britannia...

Thank you! Was it anything to do with what became the "Midland Educational"? Paul

Thanks for the replies - and especially to Bluebrummie (for the pics) and to mikejee for the map details! Hope you have a bostin New Year! Paul

I love this forum. Whenever I drop in I discover something new! My grandfather, his parents, his brothers and sisters lived at 126 Dollman Street between 1928 and the war years, but until I read this thread and saw the pictures recently posted in another thread, I knew nothing about the road...

Hi Mark As it was posted by the BBC I wonder if they restricted the area where it could be seen? Anyway, you could try typing the following phrase into the search box for YouTube or Google Video in your area: Telly Savalas Looks At Birmingham - BBC Radio 4 Good luck! Paul

Hello Bilsat That's a record player isn't it? A friend of mine had one - the sound was a bit wobbly, as I recall! I preferred my Dansette! Regards Paul

Hello everyone, thanks for the welcome. A pity Telly never came to Birmingham, but even if he was reading a script he might still have been expressing his honest views. To an American, the dual carriageways and concrete skyscrapers might have seemed a bit like home, but contrasted wonderfully...

First of all, I am a newbie here so apologies if I have posted this message in the wrong part of the site. This is my first post! There was a programme on Radio 4 this morning about a series of short documentary films made in the late 1970's, promoting cities including Birmingham. Basically...