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Hi all, I have a map of the Garden of Rest at Lodge Hill Cemetary, and where my G/Fathers ashes were scattered, and it records the area as `2 WTS`. Can anyone tell me what these initials mean.There are other such as; ETL, WTL, ETS as well but these are in different areas. Thank You, cresser.

Hi all, Just wondering because I drive past it a lot, but what are they doing with the old Gladiator on Bells Lane. A lot of trouble has gone into refurbing it, but I wonder what it going to be used for. Cheers, cresser.

Hi all, I wonder if anyone out there with more knowledge than myself, could tell me. Do chicks fledge at night?. I ask this because we have had a pair of Great Tits using a nestbox right outside our patio doors, I know there were chicks in there as I could hear them quite clearly, how many I...

Hi all, Yesterday I downloaded a copy of a`Graves Registration Report Form`, from the CWGC. In one column there is typed; "All Crosses Erected or `G.R.U`d", what does the G.R.U`d mean??. Many thanks in advance. cresser.

Hi all, I am looking after a friends 3 year old German Shepherd dog (Shep), he is a wonderful dog, friendly, playful (VERY playful!), and has not been aggressive to any other animal, or person. I have had G.S myself before and know how good they can be, anyway, today I have seen something I...

Hi all, Strange one this, and I`m not sure anyone can help - but if you don`t ask ..... I partake of a pint or three at the Hazelwell pub between Kings Heath and Stirchley. Yesterday I was told a story by two different people that apparently, there have been some strange `goings on` by way of...

Hi All, Just finished a book from the Library about a Czech airman, shot down in France during WW2, and discovers a German Shepherd puppy. It goes on to be a really emotional and heartwarming book, and the bond that builds up between the dog, the airman and his friends that is stronger than...

Hi all, I came across this image on my pc, that Iknow is of men from Kings Heath Fire Station, because I had the priginal picture but gave it to the Fire Service Archive collection some time ago. I also know there is a year given on the plaque fixed to the front of the `engine` on the left, I...

My picture is of Tindal Street J&M school, dated 1939. My Mother is with the white spot in front of her, I don`t know any of the others I`m afraid.

Hi all, I took this photo a few days ago, because I thought that if the building was refurbed, I would like to show the new owners/occupants, what it was like beforehand. It stands on Vicarage Road in Kings Heath, about a hundred yards or so from the existing pub. There is a rumour, that I have...

Hi all, I wonder if anyone from the Kings Heath area, (Silver Street), would remember my uncle, Bert Smith (you could`nt get a more common name could you?). Bert lived at 85 Silver Street and worked at a grocers, I think in Moseley, and he used to deliver the groceries on a bicycle. Bert was...

Hi all, I think this is now a lost cause, but I would love to find out who this man is/was. The picture was found in my Fathers effects, so I`m assuming he might be a `Cresswell`, otherwise, why would my Dad keep it?. The picture was taken in India, year unkown, but judging by the uniform I`m...

Hi all, I know this is not strictly to do with Birmingham, but I have tried on a couple of the local forums and had no response. I am after a map or diagram, of Redditch Cemetery, Bordesley Road. I have been to the cemetery and asked for one, but they did`nt have any, and there are a couple of...

Hi all, I used to use the `Mount` for years, but like a lot of pubs now, the drugs got into them and they don`t seem to last long then, but it WAS a really good pub once. There was a character who was always in there, who was nicknamed, `Vic the Viking`, he used to give everyone a nickname, ( I...

Hi all, I`ve just got back from taking pictures of St Nicholas` Church, Loxley, Warwickshire - as part of my family came from that village - and I came across this `trench`, which ran along outside of the main body of the church, and appeared to go underground. The drop was about, 4-foot, but I...

I found this picture among my Fathers belongings, he was R.N. too, so I assume these were some of his mates. I was wondering if anyone recognises any of them, there is no indication on the back. If anyone does know any of them, I would be very happy to forward a copy f.o.c. cheers, cresser.

I am trying to find out where Dorothy Smith was born. On her death certificate, it records her birth as, 10th June, 1926, but it then just says, `England`. On 23rd November 1946, Dorothy married Leslie Cresswell, my uncle, at Wallasey Register Office, and her address at the time being 151...

(I have reinstated my picture, hacked by some twerp) - Would anyone recognise any of these lads. I only know one of them, the lad at the extreme right, back row - he`s my Dad, John Cresswell. He lived in Silver Street, Kings Heath. On the back is written the year, `1939`, and the name, `Alan...

I wonder if anyone can help at all. I am trying to find the birthplace of my Aunt, Dorothy Cresswell, maiden-name, Smith, ( had to be one did`nt there! ). She was born in 1926, and married my Uncle, Leslie Alec Cresswell in 1946 at Wallasey Register Office. She died in 2003 at Redditch...

Hi all, I wonder if anyone can help at al. I have just found out that my Uncles Father was a Boxer from some years ago, all I do know is that the mans name was Thomas, `Tommy` Wilson, that is really all I have, I don`t know what weight he fought at, or how far he got in the sport. My uncle was...