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The building shown in post 1 is not the same as the building shown in posts 20 & 21. Perhaps it was on another site or demolished when the present hall was built in the late 1800s? The early maps only show a hall on the site set well back from the road until the present building was built in...

The company was founded by Charles Smith and his uncle Edwin Pepper in 1899. There is a very good history of the firm at https://grokipedia.com/page/smith_and_pepper. Lots of brilliant photos at...

Hi ManBaz, thank you for kind comment - please see reply today under "Bella".

ManBaz commented on thread "The growth of AI", post 24 about my doggy avitar. Perhaps a few notes may be of interest? We were visiting Filongley, nr Atherstone back in 2008 and as we got out of the car a lovely GSD puppy appeared. Turned out she had been dumped/abandoned. She went to the local...

William Rolason, Jeweller of Vyse Street: William Rolason [one L but sometimes two] was listed as a ‘manufacturing jeweller’ in Slater’s National Directory for 1846 working from Great Hampton Row but by 1849 had moved to 81 Vyse Street and was living on the premises according to the 1851...

I have found Google AI very useful on occasions. [and yes, I don't just accept anything without question]. On occasions I have entered a topic on Google and the AI summary has on occasions included a link or info not found before. So use it BUT with caution and check before accepting it as a fact.

Birmingham Household Supply Association: Came across these two references to the Birmingham Household Supply Association: A couple of descriptions from the internet: “The Birmingham Household Supply Association was a prominent historic department store and retail enterprise. Situated...

May be of interest. We had some of their curtain rails - "Harrison Drape". Advert showing some of their other ranges - may be of interest.

This is such a good description of Moseley life I hope mods don't mind me copying in full: [https://www.francisfrith.com/moseley/moseley-college-for-girls_628257376]. Unfortunately no dates. Heather Benton - at 10/11 years' old I attended Moseley College and remained there for the rest of my...

Alcester Road South This is a view on Alcester Road South/Kings Heath looking towards Addison Road on March 9 1953 with a close up dated Oct 1957. It is from the collection taken by D.J. Norton and I don’t think it has appeared on the Forum previously. Brilliant photo. Some notes on the...

Salisbury road in 1906. No traffic, original garden walls etc etc. Houses/gardens now much altered and the traffic!!!

H.B. Sale Ltd. Henry Sales was established in 1862 by Henry Bailey Sale who was a letter cutter and engraver. By 1882 the company was further listed as a “contractor for of steel, and brass letter punches, brands, dies, seals, endorsing machines, etc.” By 1901 the company was trading as H.B...

Agree. Listed on line in a couple of places as Brushing Department, The Chromographic Enamel Company Ltd., Dudley Road, Wolverhampton, 1890s Great photo though.

Closed at present: Balsall Heath library Balsall Heath library is closed for major building and remodelling works, including the addition of a mezzanine floor.

Yes please. Love to see some on the Forum. Monty - the best general we ever had!

Edwin Showell & Sons, Came across this on Ebay, made by Edwin Showell - a snip at £338! On checking I found that Edwin Showell & Sons was an old Birmingham firm founded about the turn of the 18thC in Lower Loveday Street. In 1903 they moved to a new factory in Charlotte Street, Stirchley...

I find it fascinating to read about the origins of Birmingham factories, especially the smaller ones. There must have been thousands and thousand of them. Some developed into major industrial concerns such as the Austin, BSA, and so on. I enjoy researching them on line, particularly using...

Didn't mention a phone co. Suspicious in itself with hindsight! In the end I put the phone down when he started asking details that my phone co. would have had.

Latest phone scam - will be writing to me to offer 30% reduction on phone contract -then started asking for my details. I was a bit slow today to catch on before the penny dropped. Just goes to show how careful we all need to be...........

Managed to borrow a copy today from our local library. Very interesting indeed - just a few snippets showing succesive locations in Birmingham: Original premises on New Street. First "factory" on Castle Street. Were about to extend but built new factory on site in Digbeth instead which was...