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Hi Eric Thank you for this very informative link to the Forest of Dean History Society especially relating to growth of the iron and steel industry in the Forest of Dean. My initial specific interest is the early development of the tin plating and rolling industries in the Lydney area where one...

I have traced my family history back to iron making in Gloucestershire and Forest of Dean along the River Severn in the late 16th and early 17th Centuries. Then the family moved to Maddeley, Dudley, Sedgley and Bilston areas further up the River Severn . Coalbrookdale of course was the sight of...

I am starting to think about writing a personal history including favourite stories to relate to family and friends . I want to thank everybody involved in their contributions to the various forums because they have started to help me focus on specific times and places in early childhood and...

Thank you for checking the 1921 Kelly's Directory for businesses at 100 Vyse Street in 1920, much appreciated. Our Arthur Lowe (Sea Stone Engraver) on the 1921 Census put down his place of work as 100 Vyse Street. He was not demobbed from the Reserves after the end of WW1 until 1919, so he...

Once again we are very grateful for all your help in tracking down who was occupying some of the workshops at 100 Vyse Street in 1920. Frederick Britton aged 60 in 1920 was probably the son of the original Gold Chain Maker aged 62 in 1901 Census. We will try to find out more about William...

Thank you for this very informative documents on the Jewellery Quarter. Please to see image and learn alot more about 100 Vyse Street 'workshops' very helpful.

Thanks Pedrocut for information. Interesting that member of Britton family were still involved at 100 Vyse Street during WW2. Arthur Lowe would have been aged 60. Arthur appeared on the 1939 Register at his family home in Handsworth and is still listed as a 'Seal Stone Engraver' but we dont know...

Thank you pjmburns for your help. Yes I am sure that the high standard quality of Arthur Lowe's highly skilled work as one of only a few remaining 'Seal Stone Engravers' left in Birmingham in 1921 after he had returned for WW1 would have certainly have been by 'word of mouth'. In 1912 he was...

Yes Frederic Britton was Frederick Britton's son aged 40 listed as an 'Electro Gilder ' on the 1901 Census at 100 Vyse Street with the rest of the family including his brother Arthur Britton (Electro Plate Finisher) and his 4 sisters all living at No 100. By 1911 the family had moved to a new...

Once again many thanks Mikejee for very helpful information on Arthur Lowe Seal Stone Engraver on 1921 Census from the 1903 -1915 Kelly's Directories for 100 Vyse Street. We now know that Arthur Lowe did not appear in directories at this address between these years. It is interesting to learn...

Thank you Mikejee for your photograph of No 100 Vyse Street you took in 1970. We were sad to learn that it was demolished shortly afterwards. Yes interesting that the name of Frederick Britton Gold Chain Maker is still over the front door who I found on the 1901 Census with his family of 4...

1921 Census Entry Just excited and pleased to find out that my wife's grandfather Arthur Lowe, who was injured at Ypres on 4th October 1917, returned to his highly skilled trade as a Seal Stone Engraver after WW1 in the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter at the age of 40 until he retired much later...

Just found this wonderful clear image of the Farcroft on Rookery Road at the corner with Onibury Road thank you. Do you know what date /year it was taken? Brought back many happy memories. My wife's father and parents lived almost directly opposite from 1911- 1970. He also played a violin in a...

Thank you for your New Year greetings and all your hard work during the last difficult year. Lets hope for a much better New Year

Happy and healthy New Year to you all. I am looking forward to release of the 1921 Census on 'Find My Past' on 6th January to start to answer some family history questions. Between Christmas and New Year I have noticed a limited number of Adverts by 'Find My Past' for launch of the 1921 Census.

Great pictures of GWR crest and 2 ex shops in Livery Street, thanks

I hope you will be fully recovered very soon. Thank you for rest of promised photographs. Do the tunnels still exist if so are they still used?

Thanks Ann for acknowledging original Birmingham artist. Passengers off on their summer holidays to South West in 1950's. 'The Cornishman' in his painting is a 'Castle' class No 5070 'Sir Daniel Gooch' on a main packed platform 7. A 'Prairie' tank is on platform 5 with a northbound local train...