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Thank you Lyn and Brummy-lad. Yes, you're right. I'm attaching another photo which shows the whole building. I hadn't realised how long after the war the Land Army continued but my friend's Mom wasn't released until August 1948.

This photo was taken in 1947 as the Land Army girls were just leaving for work. There are some faint words at the top telling where it was taken but I can't quite read it and I wondered if anyone can work out what it says please? It's believed to be somewhere in Gloucestershire or Worcestershire...

Thank you all for solving the mystery. A lot of work has gone into that and it's really appreciated. Penny

Thanks to Lyn and Janice. I took it from the CWG site and I've noticed one or two mistakes which have come to light through this forum. The reversal of numbers makes sense - didn't think of that (!) I did think that they'd put a 1 in front but that didn't work. Sutton Road ends at the terminus...

Most likely to be the BSA bombed in November 1940. There seem to be a lot of discrepancies but I feel this is the one: On November 19, 1940, the worst air raid on Birmingham occurred, with the Luftwaffe dropping 400 tons of high explosives and 24,000 incendiary bombs, including 18 parachute...

Lyn, I looked at bombing in 1940 but couldn't find anything in Small Heath for the date. I'm wondering if it was an explosion in the factory itself which I understand did happen. Might it be in the paper if this was the case? Definitely says December on the CWG site. NELLIE DUGGAN Civilian...

The Commonwealth War Grave site states that she died 28th December 1940 so Janice it looks as though you're right.

Pedrocut, Thanks for the information. He died on 17th February 1941. Imr31303 - not sure if there is any connection but quite an unusual name especially with the golf ball connection.

I have been researching a man called Albert Ernest Penfold who was a director of Dunlop. He died aged 56 on the Merchant Vessel Siamese Prince. He was travelling as a passenger. He had been an ARP Warden and resigned after a year. He is listed on the CWG's site as living at 170 Sutton Road at...

Just come back from Sutton town and drove down Station Road to see what 188 looked like. I expected it to be one of the larger three storey properties further up but as you can see from the attached it's a really nice family home. So unlikely to have been a nursing home and no further forward.

Thank you MWS. Janice, many thanks for trying. I came up against the same brick wall. It just seems strange that someone who was born in London and spent his working life at sea should be buried in Wylde Green. I can see why they wouldn't ship him to Australia where his family is living but...

Hello, I wondered if anyone could help me please? I'm researching servicemen who are buried in St Michael's churchyard in Commonwealth War Graves ready for our display at Sutton Station as part of Heritage Week. I'm trying to find out where they or their families lived in relation to Chester...

We were in Lichfield on Wednesday and passed a bistro with a lovely large receptacle outside for dogs. Unfortunately the young man behind trod on the edge of the bowl and somehow flipped it all over the young lady he was walking with. Luckily it was a hot day!

Viv, Thank you, funnily enough I was going to suggest a thread for old Birmingham Sports.

A small addition to my last post about pedestrianism, below is the link to a BBC article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20210723-the-strange-19th-century-sport-that-was-cooler-than-football Off topic I know so it's my last post on this thread and quite interesting!

Hi Viv, I found your list in Post #26 very interesting. When I was researching boxing in the 19th Century I found a lot of these 'pastimes' in the Midland Sporting News at the old newspaper library in Colindale, London. If I remember 'pedestrianism' wasn't just fast walking it had several rules...

Edited and copied post from another thread ...... When I was researching boxing in the 19th Century I found a lot of these 'pastimes' in the Midland Sporting News at the old newspaper library in Colindale, London. If I remember 'pedestrianism' wasn't just fast walking it had several rules and...

At first it reminded me of the hand on the Birmingham coat of arms!

We went to the Inspiration 200 Exhibition at Moor Street Station last Thursday. Lots to look at but felt we could have done with some children with us. Didn't stop us joining in with the bridge building and electric train coding. Staff were brilliant, helpful and chatty. It's moved on to The...

Took me a minute to remember the old joke!