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    Back to backs in Ladywood

    Hi Mike, The ordinance map you did for me with the coloured courts, Im referring to this corner on latimer / ridley street next to house number 4 in red it seems to be 2 blocks? many thanks Anita
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    Farm Street Hockley

    Hi can you check my mothers too please ? Janet Shuttleworth dob 19/10/1949 many thanks Anita
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    Bridge Street West

    She could ? im going to chat to her more about it on Saturday, The family name was shuttleworth, there were quite a few of them ranging from 1937 - 1949 x she went to farm st and harry lucas. I have been trying to find info on her father who used to play in the local pubs on his spoons, and piano x
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    Bridge Street West

    How come I cant see the photographs of bridge street west ?? my mother lived on this road, she said you could see the school from her house x
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    Back to backs in Ladywood

    Hi again Mikejee, just thought I would ask you first, I have found another photograph for the front of Granville st and ridley street, it shows a corner shop. Would you by any chance know what that building is on the corner of ridley st/latimer and Washington st ? Its a Tall oddly shaped...
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    Back to backs in Ladywood

    wow thanks all xxxxx that's done my head in lol xxx neighbours of my gr grandparents were listed as 6 / 9 so I think u have cracked it xx
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    Back to backs in Ladywood

    doesn't matter which corner I start from I cant get the number 10 in the same place as you lol ?
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    Back to backs in Ladywood

    where the red arrow is there are a block of 4 to the right, I was told the one closest to the toilet block ? is number 7 ? but I cant work all these numbers out lol obviously you seem to know what your talking about . thankyou . this picture is of court one, I was trying to work out the house...
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    Back to backs in Ladywood

    Thankyou mikejee , Someone else has just told me that house no 1 would be on the opposite side of the court 1 then you count up, which would mean 7 would be out of view just on the missing corner? She said it can be worked out with the toilet blocks ?
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    Back to backs in Ladywood

    Hi im part of the pillinger family, not sure if its the one your family new of, can I have more details pls x
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    Back to backs in Ladywood

    Thankyou for responding, in the newspaper cutting of the death it says 7 back of 10 ridley street, on the marriage certificate it also states 7/10 ridley street. In the coroners report it states the neighbour living at 6 back of 9. so sometimes it says back of and sometimes 7/10. the only...
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    Back to backs in Ladywood

    Hi, How did the back to backs numbering system with courts work ? Im looking for 7/10 ridley street, I have seen a picture of ridley street but it just says Court one ?<br>thanks Anita x
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    Back to backs in Ladywood

    Hi, Hpw did the back to backs numbering system with courts work ? Im looking for 7/10 ridley street, I have seen a picture of ridley street but it just says Court one ? thanks Anita x
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    Ridley street - Birmingham 1930 s

    My Great Grandfather William Halsey aged 52 committed suicide on Sunday 4th October 1931. He Lived with his second wife Lucy (12 months Married) at 7 / 10 Ridley Street. Williams First Wife ( Love of his Life ) Sarah ann ( nee Skinner) Died about 10 yrs previously unexpectedly in her late 40s...
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    Key Hill Cemetery Memorial Inscriptions

    Thankyou Brian, John Charles would of been an uncle, he died at about 5 months, My Mothers Brother, I still have all the receipts etc for his funeral/coffin . The family wasnt wealthy but i wondered if there was an inscription. thanks again anita
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    Key Hill Cemetery Memorial Inscriptions

    Hi Wendy, thankyou for your offer, not sure if weve been intouch before but here is what im looking for if you can help ? I have under the heading BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY John Charles 1951 K 34 100050 what type of grave would this be and would there be an inscription ? many thanks Anita
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    Key Hill Cemetery Memorial Inscriptions

    Hello again, I have a map of KH / WL Cemetery where are the vaults listed ??? thankyou in advance anita
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    Key Hill Cemetery Memorial Inscriptions

    Hi Jennie, many thanks for your offer of help, i try to do the same but with street pictures, so if anybody needs any pm me and i will see if i have the streets in birmingham the are relevant, I was also wondering about a n 8 month old childs grave by the name of John Charles Shuttleworth...
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    Cafes in and around Birmingham

    Re: Cafes. hi, ive got some photographs of heath street mid 1900s there are shops on the picture but cant quite see if the cafe is on there x
  20. anitaszaban

    Liverpool Street, Deritend.

    I Dont have any for liverpool street either sorry x
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