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Thank you - Pauline that would be much appreciated. Rgds Tom.

Hi .. lm looking for further information about the KENNY family who lived at 44 Bath Street near st chads in 1920’s .. they also had a shop in the street and my great grandfather Thomas KENNY owned Racket court lodging house in the street.. his wife was Annie HODGKINS.. they had 7 kids...

Fond memories of the brewer and baker - l was a copper at Bradford st around 1981 .. we would pack the place on Saturday nights after a blues game .. remember lots of plates on the walls and lock inns… till whenever.. l was in single men’s quarters.. so it was a stumble home

Thanks - great stuff … building up a picture thanks to you .. mikejyee and lady p … many thanks … Rgds Tom Kenny

Great thanks very much Rgds Tom

Thank you.. LP

Thanks lady p …very useful anything about boxing at racket court would be useful and any pics or drawings thanks Tom

Yes please- email TKENNY4@sky.com Rgds Tom

Hi thanks … l tried to post a an article from Carl chinns brummagem magazine by my aunt Joan Porter which shows my great grandmother outside the shop she owned in weaman street.. it didn’t come out - l’ll try again

You will find this interesting Rgds Tom

Thanks for that .. Carl Chinns brummagem mags and evening mail old brum articles are invaluable - he’s also helped me personally in my research… great brummie - l think you could be correct that the block is a local term for the horsefair Rgds Tom Kenny

My great grandfather was a horse trader in Birmingham..Thomas Kenny he did his trading at a place called the block- does anyone know anything about the “block” thanks Tom

Should be rackett court 32 bath street

Thanks so much- that address was known as bishops house- it was opposite st chads cathedral hence the priests being there - l think they also gave mass to the navvies at my great grandads lodging house- Tackett court - my dad recalls father roskell

Looking for photo of racket court/ rauquet court 32 bath street Birmingham circa 1936/37 ..thanks Tom

Hi LP … l would be interested In anything you find out .. my great grandfather (Thomas Kenny) was the landlord at old racket court bath st and my great gran (Mary) ran a shop on weaman street at the same time…l think theres a link between st chads cathedral and bishops house and racket court ...

Thanks very much - made another link

Thanks Robert … me too! Rgds Tom

Thanks v much

thanks nick