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Hi everyone, have just been invited to view this nail maker's anvil in a garden near Lickey End, North Bromsgrove. The house was an inter war semi but the block had been brought with the family from Dodford when they moved into the house in the 1930s. God knows how they moved it so far as it...

mikejee - if you could email them over that would be great, as i say, im not sure if i have a copy or not. Terryb18 - its the work email at avoncroft so i wont be able to check it till monday but Ill let you know when i get in....sounds interesting anyway! anvil man - that's great. the...

Yes please!! Would really like to see your photos of the converted nailshop/garage if you have them! I dont suppose you still have your title deeds too?? Thanks Mark

I definitely have at least one article from the Birmingham historian in my desk I think it was 'the nail makers of northfield', but it may be Harborne im not sure. I will check on monday. I may have an investigate of the northfield cottage when Im round that way, thanks Phil!

Thank you both! Some really great pictures. Ive certainly never seen the old photo of the row of cottages in northfield before.

Hi everyone, I'm working on the nail maker's cottage reconstruction at Avoncroft Museum in Bromsgrove. I'm trying to collect material to add to the archive about nail making locally and I'm collecting photos, stories, items etc relating to the trade and the buildings. Anyone have any photos...

Thank you, yes such a wonderful project to be working on. We have been doing some oral history work with the family and Joyce (born in 1925) has been describing what the family did (hence the Austin research) but also what the house was like, what type of furniture they had etc. A lady from...

I've had a look through austin memories earlier in the week and spoke to the person who runs the website. spoke to Gaydon earlier today too, unfortunately Gaydon werent too helpful as they told me no employee records survived. Havent had much joy so far but Ill keep hunting around...

Im emailing from Avoncroft Museum, in Bromsgrove. We are currently working on the re-construction of a new building. We are displaying it as a 1930s cottage and we have a surviving relative who is helping re-create how the cottage was during this period. She remembers her father and brother...

That reminds me, I went round and photographed every temple of relief i could find in brum....i think most (if not all) of them have already been covered but ill have to upload my pics. Ps while ive been looking for alternate uses for the temples of relief i came across this place in Berlin...

I have had a very brief interview with the advisor for Birmingham from the Victorian society and he suggested - "We would favour appropriate alternative uses & the preservation of at least one in working order, assuming that it is not possible or appropriate to bring them back into use...

This is the problem with them really. i personally think conversion back into a modern toilet would be the best option but the council will not be opening any new toilets in the near future (FACT) there policy is to look towards having shops open up their toilets for the public so i cant see a...

Im currently doing some research on adaptive re-use of historic conveniences and anyone whose interested in the Temples of Relief may be interested in filling out this short survey - https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BGTYQX9 Thank You Mark