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My Father was in 911 squadron and kept all his documents from the time 1939 to 1942. His Company address was 'Headquarters Nos. 911 & 912 (Co. of Warwick) Balloon Squadrons, Royal Air Force, 885, Tyburn Road, Erdington, Birmingham 24. As I mentioned he kept all his documents plus many photo's of...

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Hi Fentham. Having spoken to the new Vicar I am sure that she certainly has an interest in how the church ends up... just not what the monuments mean to the parishioners and to those parishioners who have moved away from Erdington. I have always taken a keen interest in the churchyard and also...

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For anyone who fancies a trip... Carbolic Soap is made and for sale at the Lever Brothers soap factory at Port Sunlight at Brombrough Pool on the Wirral

Update on the old house... apparently at some point it was owned by the Darlington family who's wood yard/factory was behind it. So it was known as 'Darlingtons'. The family gravestones can be found in Erdington Parish Church. The woodyard burned down and great sheets of burning plywood floated...

Incidentally.. I see that you have a Howell as a name of interest.. My Aunt Margaret Burr married a Joe Howell!

Hi. It was always reffered to as the Doctors house... I'll ask my older brother/sister

Just a thought that some of you from the surrounding area must surely remember the Burr family!!! There were 5 kid's... Alex & Barbara B1941 Roger & Marian B1946 and Myself Ian B1953... we all went to Birches Green school Alex and Roger then went to Moor End Lane school Barbara and Marian to...

As near as damn it... Copsons was on the corner, this was down a little and obviously set back. I can't recall whether the house was knocked down before the Mobil was built or afterwards. I remember that I bought my first pack of cheese and onion crisps from the Mobil Garage shop (Golden Wonder)...

This is the only other one he could put his hand on... but he will continue to look.

My Brother has a number of pic's taken in the area at the time.. he said there had been some developments in the area and he wanted to record them... I'll see if I can get some more. He says he had a Mini at the time the pictures were taken, which he purchased in 1963.... so!

My Brother has some pictures... I've seen one of the house being knocked down as well, I'll speak to him and see what we can find. Incidentally, I am the little lad in the pic with my Mom and older Brother.

With St Martins House on the left with the Schweppes sign

Showing the old house in Kingsbury Rd, before the Mobil petrol station was built c1963

Who remembers the rope slide down at the spinney??

Hi All. Does anyone have any 'old' pictures of Kingsbury Rd, Erdington? In particular the stretch of road between Rookery Park and Holly Lane. All the best Ian