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look whose come for dinner tonight!! Sooty was none too pleased when bird kept knocking at the window.

A much belated thanks to both Phil and Mikejee. It could be the place that my late Stepfather worked at in the late 1950 early 60's. Again many thanks to you both xx

Thank you all for your replies. I don't think we had a Morrison shelter but I know we had an Anderson because there is a photograph of me stood outside it. I do recall that Mother had a babies gas mask, she kept it in the coal shed many years later looked a ghastly thing!! it would have been...

Reading these posts made me think ................. as my Mother was a pregnant widow in 1940 who would have erected her Anderson shelter?

Martha Hartill (nee Lodge) was the Mother-in-law of my Great Aunt and Elizabeth Ann Jervis was the sister of my Great Aunt. I never knew about them until I researched my Great Aunt a few days ago and found their deaths on the BARRA site. Stanley Bowyer was Martha's grandson. How strange that...

I had posted this on the forum before it was hacked and I found it again today so I thought I would repost it. I have tried to post it on the new forum but I seem to be doing something wrong!! Can someone please identify where this is? It was amongst my late mother's pictures and she did work...

My late Mother-in-Law and her sisters all referred to Wallflowers as Gillys or Gillyflowers

There is a will for a William Henry Lyles Hayden on An*****y showing that William of 99 Cecil Road Selly Park left £462 to his wife Jane Hayden so the chances are his burial is in Yardley, Witton or other nearby cemetery. Maybe Birmingham library can help you. Good luck.

Many thanks Janice for your reply ....................... I guess Mother's school history will remain a secret :(

My Mother was born 1917 and lived in Nechells until she was about 11 when her parents moved to Ward End. She never spoke a lot about her past but I remember her saying that she went to Leigh Road School. Are there any records of pupils attending there that far back? Also what school would...

Many thanks mike. I wonder if there are any records of workers there it's along time ago so I suppose they could have been destroyed. Tangye was one of the house names at Masons.

I have learnt that my Mother worked for a Mr Tangye solicitor somewhere in Birmingham. She must have been working for him 1943- 1945 as he helped her get my brother & me into Sir Josiah Mason Orphanage & I was admitted in mid 1945. I would be interested on where about the firm was etc. Thank you

In March this year we befriended a little black cat who turned out to be pregnant & in May she produced 3 little kittens, one black like his Mom another silver grey striped and finally a little tortie. Now 6 months on we have 4 cats. It has been 6 years since we lost our beloved Stripey &...

Thank you Vivienne for the photos. There are names of my family on there sadly.

A great read............. written as a child remembers the fun had in the midst of the horror of war

Hard to believe it will grow up to be the most hated of birds his parents have never once tried to attack or threaten us. He is so amusing he rolls a golf ball around & walks around with it in his beak. Next doors cats just lie looking at it as he walks right up to them................... no...

Another year.................... another brood. Mr & Mrs Gull have had 2 young ones this year both are thriving and being a pain squawking at 5am. So along with the cockerel in the allotment opposite us, the 3x10 week old kittens we are shattered by evening and just need our bed. peace will...

In the middle of the first row on the right hand side is my husband............... he says he was there between 1949 & 1951. The road was Sladefield Road.

Thank you Warren for your time and effort in all that you do

I don't know if this has been posted before but it is a very interesting account of a small lad.........enjoy https://brianwilliams.org.uk/index.html