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Interesting thread. The Book of Common Prayer [Church of England] states that "the Minister of every parish shall warn the people that without great cause and necessity they procure not their children to be baptized at home in their houses. But when need shall compel them so to do, then...

See thread under St Mary's Chapel Whittall Street post 6: which states: St Mary's was demolished in 1927 and the Western half of the land used for the site of the General Hospital, 1927. All coffins were removed to Witton cemetery. The Eastern half was cleared 1952-3 with 2,497 coffins to...

Very interesting thread. Moseley church was for hundreds of years a chapel in the Parish of Kings Norton. It wasn’t until 1853 that Moseley was granted a fully defined boundary and it became a completely separate parish in 1866. Moor Green was included in Moseley at the dates mentioned. Moor...

Really enjoyed reading this. What a lot of info & history. Sadly "The Trafalgar" has been renamed "The Patrick Cavanagh". Not sure why but I can't help but feel another small piece of Moseley's history gone.

Came across this on ebay and thought it might be of interest. Postally used 1910. Similar view to #7.

Grew up with "short back & sides". After moving to Moseley 50+ years ago used to visit "Tom's" in York Rd [Tom passed away a long time ago] until the Covid lockdown. My son has long cut his own hair [very short all over] and volunteered to do mine. He made a very good job of it - still "short...

I speak as a Chartered Librarian with 40 years experience with Birmingham Library Services. I remember being sent on a course, must be 30 years ago!, on digitalising library photographic collections and coming back all enthusiastic. Sadly the powers that be and the Local Studies Dept. didn't...

Just came across this fascinating postcard for sale on ebay which set me off thinking as it does. The building looks Georgian perhaps and the postcard was postmarked in 1903. The building is long gone. If you look carefully above the roof of the building you can see a cupola with a weather...

Hi, bit off topic but: The estate agency mentioned was Owen Woods in 1982 run by father & son. Owen Woods was for many years a BCC councillor, rather than an employee, if it's the same guy. Very good firm - sold our house for £6000 more than "a rather dodgy firm" in Kings Heath valued it at. A...

I met my Brummie wife as a student in Liverpool in 1966. First day of term sitting waiting for lecture to start when Irene walked in. Wham, love at first sight. 54 years and three children later, still feel the same and still in Brum after 52 years.

Came across this on Ebay & thought it might be of interest. Said to be outside Springhill College.

Very interesting thread. If we weren't in Tier 3 etc I would have suggested a visit to Harborne Library. They have over a 1000 photos of Harborne including about 100 on the High Street. The picture of the Vine in 1965 appears in the book called "Old Haborne" by Roy Clarke [aka Superdad3] which...

I was looking at a U Tube video of Dinorwic Quarry near Llanberis. High up in the quarry was a weighing machine made by Henry Pooley. Must be very old and possibly the highest ever Pooley weighing machine. Too high for me to even think of visiting!!

Came across this site which has a phot of. https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/222321/

Checked on line - the Avery Roll of Honour used to be on display in the Avery Museum. This closed years ago. According to the Imperial War Museum [https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/52264] the Roll of Honour it is still on site at the Soho Foundry, Foundry Lane, Sandwell B66 2LP...

Another standby product when I was little - Vaseline. Still use it for all sorts of things often not what it was intended for eg oiling door hinges. It's the 150th year of production!

Wake Green House, Moseley: Not really a manor house but important in the history of Moseley and Wake Green. This was a large country house on Wake Green Rd, Moseley between what is now Billesley Lane & St Agnes Rd. It dated back to at least the 18th Century but was demolished in 1903. It was the...

Boots in Moseley Village closed a few months ago. Wondering what will be next.

Just been reading this thread again. Poor old Priestley. After 14th July 1791 the rioters proceeded to Priestley's home, Fairhill at Sparkbrook, pillaged it and burnt it to the ground. Moseley Hall followed on 16 July. What isn't so well known is that after Joseph Priestley had made his escape...

Born in Kelvin Grove, Toxteth Moved to Cambridge Rd, Moseley [not Kings Heath!] in 1968 Now in Oxford Rd, Moseley for 40 yrs. Love the area. When we moved house, it took removals about 2 minutes from one to the other