Search results

Someone I haven't seen for a long time today sent me this photo of our mothers. I was wondering if anyone might know where it might be? To be honest I'm not sure it is even in Birmingham but as they are both Brummie girls it is likely to be. Cheers.

Has anybody got an idea what year this might be ? Unfortunately I know nothing about the photo!

Did anyone see Midlands Today ? They did a short piece on the new daytime drama currently being filmed on the streets of Brum. I was having a walk around Brum with Pete & Matt's Photo school on Sunday and they had converted the Bordesley Diner into a film set.

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 ...

I've been playing around with Photoshop and noticed there is a tilt shift effect. This is often used on TV at the moment and makes scenes photographed from above look like models. Heres a quick one of brum. Click on the image to make it a bit bigger.

Does anyone know how old The Clock pub is (Bickenhill) ? Its now closed and soon to be demolished for the airport runway.

Below is a Voluntary fire fighting party card found in a shoebox of old photos. <img src="https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=74048&amp;stc=1" attachmentid="74048" alt="" id="vbattach_74048" class="previewthumb">

Specifically the tug of war competition !

A photo of Yardley Carnival 1954 I've just come across ! My mother is second from the left, I think it may be a family float ?

Can anyone recommend someone that would carry out a basic clean and varnish (?) of an oil painting (sentimental value only) ?

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/18821/18821-h/18821-h.htm

Does anyone know what this building was near Millenium Point ? Anyone have any photos of the building in its prime ? Shame its going.......

I`ve had some good results by just throwing stuff into the ether ! So here goes...... anyone else tracing Raffertys ? I`ve got back to Michael Rafferty born in Ireland 1801, came to Brum and lived in Henrietta St.

Does anyone know anything about Henrietta Street, was it known for its Irish Immigrant residents in the 1800s ?

1940 or 50s Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes photo Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes photo 1940s or 50s. My Grandparents Cissie and Ernest Harris at the back in the far corner. Maybe someone knows more about the Buffaloes ? Higher res copy here

This is a photo of my Grandad Ernest Harris and his brothers and sister taken around 1905. I`m 99% sure he is the one at the front on the left.

Can anyone point me in the right direction for old photos of houses in and around Gt Barr St ?

No idea where this was taken but my Grandmother is in it ! Anyone any ideas ? Photo lost during hack, but I had saved it and replaced what I am certain is the same photo

I`m researching the Keight name, my Great Great Grandfather was John Keight of 46 Great Barr Street (1881), 22 Prince Albert Street (1901). His daughter was Emily to become Emily Harris. Her son Ernest Harris was my Grandfather. John`s father was Charles Keight of 68 Booth Street (1851)...

I`ve just started tracing my family tree and 1st off what a great site this is ! My Great x3 Grandfather was Charles Keight who lived at No 5 (ct 1?) Claverdon St in 1861. According to current maps it no longer exists and would appear to be roughly where Bloomsbury Walk is now. I was wondering...