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Hi Katmac27 Sorry to hear of mike passing away in 2022 I have good memories of our friendship when we lived in Lawrence Street Thankyou for your reply

Hi Katmac27 I was friends with Michael Cowley and would go to his house to watch tv we had a bonfire in the yard at the rear of his house on fireworks night I recently tried to find out where Micheal lived now, I had an address Edit to remove address. from Charles Gardiner is this correct ...

3 people on the Forum who previousley lived in Birmingham and I presume now living in Australia. enjoying the competition, the competitors are all just amazing, but when it comes to swimming, my father a pom through and through, was right, for when he told us we were moving to Australia (he said...

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Hi oldMohak I dont know if you have seen this but, a little more info about the Ryder Street Picture In William Dargue Writings ( A History of BIRMINGHAM ) found at the link below, it shows the picture in question with this reference Ryder Street - the picture is looking east from the corner...

Hi oldMohawk and Chunky AC Thankyou very much for your replies and doorway into a treasure chest of photos that would have been lost except for your hard work Although I only lived in Birmingham for a short while before our family came to Australia, I have recently become very interested in this...

Hi oldMohawk I dont know for sure and I am not an expert and it may no matter to some but I have looked at this photo many times and think it is the top of Ryder Street if you look at the maps of Ryder Street you can see the step in the street that is seen here, I dont remember there being a...

Hi Alberta thanks for your reply Michael Cowley would be about my age 75 years old now if he is still alive he lived with his parents at I think no 36 Lawerence St near cnr of Sheep St I saw his name and family mentioned on another site but that was about 2012 hope this helps any one who can...

Hi all Can anyone please help me find an old friend who used to live in Lawrence St Birmingham, when i lived there in approx 1957 to 1959 his name is Michael Cowley I dont know if he is still alive but I did see references on 192.com to that name I dont know if they only have accounts for those...

Mike do you know what was the business (and Possibly the Name) that was just up the street from where we lived in 26 Lawrence St and before the Terrace housing started in1958-1959 my brother used to go in the truck of one of the workers from that business from time to time Barry

Richard rather than continue here and leave the main theme I have started a new conversation just with you if you wish to continue Barry

Hi Richard sure thing still live in Australia, Coffs Harbour NSW on the east coast, great place I was in the building trade for many years till I retired, so were all my 4 brothers 4 carpenters and 1 bricklayer in the family Met my wife here and have been married same as you 53 years last march...

Hi Richard Dye So It probably was Snow Hill Station we left from not far from where we lived in Lawrence St I was only 12 years old so for me there was no drinking beer, but my dad had plenty at times we left in June 1959 on the ship Fairsky no school for 5 weeks, plenty of swimming in the pool...

Thanks very much for these Images they bought back special memories of when we left Birmingham to go to Australia. I presume we left from this Station to go to Southampton and board a ship there I remember walking near a station very much like this, with my parents and brothers and sister with...

Hi Stanley Moore Did you live there until the houses were demolished if so did you go to Bishop Ryder School in Gem St and if its ok where do you live now

HI Lyn I Know you posted this a long time ago in this thread post 988 it caught my Eye as I was going through these great pictures, as the building was very close to where we lived in Lawrence St about (50 feet) from our house not wanting to nit pick, but I think you will find the side street...

Hi All From information I have now received, the army camp we lived in was closed and I would say demolished at some time, that is why we had to leave when we did Barry

Hi Lyn and Janice not sure how big the (army Camp) was in those days, but the original entrance was about 2/3 the way down Welsh House Farm Rd before the farm I remember coming up the Road one day and as I got close to the turning into the camp, the dogs (German Shepherds I think) on the farm...

Hi pjmburns you have got it, thanks so much what a find can you tell me what a TA camp is please Barry

Thank Lyn you have put in a lot of work all you have found is right dad was in the navy during the war we did live at 53 tattenham way when we left there, we lived in a house at an army camp. but whether dad was in the army (enlisted) or just worked for for the army I am not sure I am wanting to...