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  1. changinman1

    Marston Green & Tile Cross

    Steam line then , when did it go electric
  2. changinman1

    Thanks - post your thanks here

    I just wanted to say a massive thanks to all the admins and contributors to this amazing site , its been so useful for me over the years . Hopefully we can keep it going .
  3. changinman1

    Gun Factories / Gun Quarter - Staff Lists ??

    It cant be a co-incidence
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    Gun Factories / Gun Quarter - Staff Lists ??

    Some of my Fields did also live in brearley st too
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    Gun Factories / Gun Quarter - Staff Lists ??

    Oh wow hannah field , can you possibly share your tree with me somehow i need to compare them , they might be related
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    Gun Factories / Gun Quarter - Staff Lists ??

    I had no idea , I bet my granddad did though who married an armfield
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    Gun Factories / Gun Quarter - Staff Lists ??

    My paternal grandfathers were gunmakers in the city from 1860 to 1900 ish and lived around Weaman st and Bagot street / Miles street /Ormond street/ Fleet Street (yes they did live in a lot of places haha ) but that is as far as I have got , their job titles from certificates of marriage and...
  8. changinman1

    Primrose Lane , Hall Green .

    Thankyou Janice , im sure ive read somewhere that it was built in the 1880,s or 90,s , ill try and find out where i saw it
  9. changinman1

    Primrose Lane , Hall Green .

    i wonder whether it was Winslow or Wimslow as two clips have it spelt differently
  10. changinman1

    Primrose Lane , Hall Green .

    Is that because sunny side is the last of the Victorian houses and there was nothing else built then after that one before Baldwin’s lane and before the Edwardian era in 1911 pjmburns what a star you are thanks , were already building up a picture of life at the turnof the century , mmm winder...
  11. changinman1

    Primrose Lane , Hall Green .

    its kinda level with the front door,
  12. changinman1

    Primrose Lane , Hall Green .

    Hi no as my post just said ...two doors down has a sunnyside plaque
  13. changinman1

    Primrose Lane , Hall Green .

    Hi ...I did a drive by today and two doors down they still have the name plaque on the house as Sunnyside, so that's two doors down coming in from the Robin Hood Lane end of the road ....
  14. changinman1

    Primrose Lane , Hall Green .

    so on the above pic where is primrose lane starting ?
  15. changinman1

    Primrose Lane , Hall Green .

    it looks like Herbert William passed away between 1950 and 1952 bless him
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