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Can anyone tell me what Arsenal Street used to be like? One of my ancestors died at no.32 Arsenal Street in 1883 and would like to understand what the housing was like. Think the only surviving building there now is the Marquis of Lorne / The Roost.

Does anyone know anything about the above location? It was in the parish of All Saints in Soho. It's turned up on a death certificate for an ancestor but I'm not having much luck tracking anything down about it - there are so many results for the Holborn / London EC1 buildings by the same name...

Wondering if anyone has any recommendations for oral histories from this period - ideally I would like to hear people from Small Heath and Bordesley (especially those who lived in the back to backs) talking about their lives. It seems to be weirdly difficult to track these oral histories down...

Just wondering if anyone has any information about this particular photography studio in Small Heath? Would have been active in the 1880s.

Does anyone have any photos of Herbert Road as it once was? My great-grandmother lived there with her father, Thomas Ward, an iron moulder. So many places where my family lived have been bulldozed and replaced with industrial units, it'd be nice to get an idea of the place. Thank you!

Hi everyone, The Birmingham City Council website says that the Witton Cemetery office is closed until further notice. Is this true? Has anyone managed to contact them recently? I'm hoping to find a grave up there in the next few weeks and could really do with the help of the knowledgeable people...

Can someone please help me locate where 'New Road' as given on the 1861 census somewhere near Whitmore Lane in Small Heath would have been? I'd love to know where my family were at the time but can't find anything online.