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  1. ER Allen

    All Saints Church Winson Green

    Thanks, will try.
  2. ER Allen

    All Saints Church Winson Green

    May I ask the source of map? Thanks.
  3. ER Allen

    All Saints Church Winson Green

    Sad update: school building was demolished in 2015.
  4. ER Allen

    All Saints Church Winson Green

    Is it possible to re-post the interior photos? They appear to be missing from the thread.
  5. ER Allen

    Identifying a Church

    Well! I didn't realize this photo would spur such interaction. But even though the church appears to not be in Birmingham, the photographer may well have been a Brummie. So there is a link after all. Cheers to all you Sherlocks!
  6. ER Allen

    Identifying a Church

    Thanks for your replies! Too bad we can't post an answer on brummages' blog. Oh well.
  7. ER Allen

    Identifying a Church

    I was examining an old blog, brummages.blogspot.com, which has shown no activity since 2016. One post had a photo of a church, and the author asked for help in identifying it. No one has responded. Only clues are "Birmingham", and "J. Hurton (or Burton)"
  8. ER Allen

    Link for Phyllis Nicklin 1960s photographs

    Oops! And all I had to do was scroll down! Will accept twelve lashes with a wet noodle as penance... Thank you!
  9. ER Allen

    Link for Phyllis Nicklin 1960s photographs

    This link doesn't work anymore. It redirects to the embassy of cambodia or a porn site. Also having problem accessing photos at U of Brum: http://epapers.bham.ac.uk/chrysalis.html the link opens, but then gives you: Oops! Something went wrong. This page didn't load Google Maps correctly. See...
  10. ER Allen

    Canals of Birmingham

    I realize this is not Birmingham history, but shows these events happened elsewhere: "The Cuyahoga River which flows into Lake Erie – caught fire in 1969 (and) ignited a firestorm of public outrage over the indiscriminate dumping of sewage and industrial chemicals into the Great Lakes... Mats...
  11. ER Allen

    George Street West

  12. ER Allen

    Learning from the Past

    BTW, Future Learn has another course: "Pubs: History, Consumers, Management, and Protection Explore 150 years of pub history, architecture, and management, and learn what you can do to help save pubs from extinction." I'm doing my part to save pubs from extinction: I visit them as much as...
  13. ER Allen

    Billesley Common Airfield

  14. ER Allen

    Scam using bob summers email warning

    And suggest to all members, anytime you see or receive anything fishy in regard to the Forum or to a member of the Forum, don't hesitate to report it.
  15. ER Allen

    Learning from the Past

    I am currently taking an on-line course through Future Learn, hosted by researchers at The University of Nottingham, The University of Birmingham, and The British Library. Called "Learning from the Past: a Guide for the Curious Researcher." Being overseas, any research I do, for now, is on...
  16. ER Allen

    Ian Lavender RIP

    Didn't know he was a Brummie!!
  17. ER Allen

    Newtown Row shops

    I don't see any image or thumbnail. Would like to see photo!
  18. ER Allen

    Deathridge

    None in my family. But that is quite surname, and must have some interesting provenance behind it.
  19. ER Allen

    Billesley Common Airfield

    A Vulcan Bomber? That would have been loud!
  20. ER Allen

    Apparent random problem with the forum

    I sometimes do, and sometimes don't, get notifications on my e-mail to postings. Don't know why it is sporadic.
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