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  1. Maris

    1951 B.S.A. Festival of Britain Gala Day at Golden Hillock Road

    Just click on the image icon and upload it from your computer, if you cant do it email it to me maris@btinternet.com and I will do it.
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    1951 B.S.A. Festival of Britain Gala Day at Golden Hillock Road

    My dad is third from the right in the group photo, maybe you watched him !
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    Courtyards and yards of brum

    [QU OTE=berniew;465562] Garrison lane Still looks the same but without the railings.
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    Church Of Christ Sparkhill

    I wondered where this church was, my Great grandparents got married there in 1898, wish I'd visited there befor it got demolished.
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    Courtyards and yards of brum

    Sherbourne Road Acocks Green ?
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    Harris family

    Your right Nick, wonder why she fancied the change ? Just had a look at Henry Harris in Lugwardine, actually Hagley just outside of Lugwardine. 1841 England Census about Henry Harris Name: Henry Harris Age: 7 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1834 Gender: Male Where born: Herefordshire, England Civil...
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    Harris family

    Thanks for that Nick. where did you get Charlottes maiden name Hinston from ? 10 Years earlier he appears to have been married to an Elizabeth Harris. 1881 Name: Henry Harris Age: 46 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Harris Where born...
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    Roads, Courts and Terraces ?

    No doubt I'm being a bit thick here but I'm trying to get my head around the old addresses. I know that a court had houses around it so if an address was the back of such and such court would that be the house that would be accessed through the court, the house at the front being on the Road ...
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    Courtyards and yards of brum

    Hi Astoness, you have some great photos ! Do you have the originals ? My 2nd Great Grandfather lived in Benacre Ter 1 (Terrace?) in 1881. I didn't know this was in Highgate.
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    Harris family

    My grandparents were Harris. I have just started to trace them but Harris is a common name. I'm starting off in 1898 with my Great grandparents marriage cert (Christ Church, Sparkbrook) which will hopefully give me more info. I think my 2x Great Grandfather was Henry Harris born abt 1835 but...
  11. Maris

    Ghost signs of Birmingham

    A bit more - https://www.flickr.com/photos/ell-r-brown/6009012661/ and here https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2124007 it says the Grade II listed building dating from 1902. The missing terracotta can be made out as Goldsmiths and Silversmiths. The firm specialised in mayoral chains and civic...
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    Then and Now - please participate

    Hall Green, Stratford Road 1954 -2012
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    Then and Now - please participate

    Digbeth 1940s (Thanks to Stitcher) and 2012. Difficult to get the viewpoint exactly the same without knowing what lens they took the original with. I took this one from the central reservation so the road has been widened considerably, its the closest to the original photo I could get.
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    Then and Now - please participate

    Is this the same place? The railway bridge is now so much wider !
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    Then and Now - please participate

    Hall Green, Highfield Road
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    Then and Now - please participate

    Stratford Road\Cateswell Road
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    Then and Now - please participate

    Hall Green, Stratford Road 1933 -2012
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    Old street pics..

    oops, didnt realise there was a Now and Then thread, will do !
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    Old street pics..

    Moved to Now and Then.
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    Old street pics..

    Moved to Now and Then
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