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Frederick Walter Terry in 1921

I have wondered whether the two cottages that Frank Armstrong knocked into one were Wiggins Hill Cottages but the entry in the 1939 register suggests not. I think that I will be havng a holiday in the archives next time I'm across in the Uk

Hi! When my Uncle purchased the property it consisted of two cottages a tythe barn and land . It was known as Old Barn at the time of purchase. I have a copy of the newspaper article but I'm not convinced about the previous name that is mentioned.

Thank you Janice. Sorry that I can't identify the second woman. The photos which are very old were scanned from my aunt's photo album when I visited her in New Zealand several years ago

Francis was known as Frank. Although the photo isn't clear I think that the lady is Frank's wife Blanche nee Harrison-Evans

Hi! Lyn I have several photos of the inside taken from estate agents leaflets after the inside was butchered

Hi! Lyn Yes! the photos were taken by Francis. I don't know who took this very grainy picture. The young boy is my Uncle Graham aged about twelve. The two men are his father Francis and Derek the brother of Francis. Unfortunately I don't which is Francis and which is Derek

I have two pictures of the back yard post 1946 but they are too large to post

Thanks folks! More pictures coming up

The estate agent photos are of the correct building and the other picture is the entrance to it. With regard to the planning permission I suspect that it wasn't granted as I think that it was around this time that the building wa illegally altered What I would really like to do is go further...

In August 1938 the father of my uncle, Francis John Armstrong purchased this property which is mentioned in the Domesday book for £500 At the time this property consisted of two cottages joined together one of one room and one two down and two up At the time of purchase the building was...

Just looked at the hotel website and found this: New Hall is reputed to be the oldest listed inhabited moated house in England. Before the Norman Conquest the land was owned by Edwin, Earl of Mercia, who was executed by William the Conqueror in 1071 and his property annexed by the crown. In...

There was a moated house in Walmley, Sutton Coldfield called New Hall which I believe is now a hotel. When I was a child the house was owned by Sir Alfred Owen of the Rubery Owen company

My father William (Bill) Moore worked as an R and engineer in Hockley. With only three years to before retirement he went to work for Austin rather than move to Essex when the operation left Birmingham. The last projects that Dad worked on were the 105E Anglia and I think that he had something...

Hi! Tom Thank for that as I did wonder exactly what the company did. My father worked there for many years ago before moving to the Ford Motor Company in Hockley as a R and D engineer

Please can anybody help. I'm trying to find a pre 1955 photo of Tyburn Road, Erdington that shows number 100 . There used to be a plant hire company called Stevens and Hodgson at this address