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  1. Bootneck

    Jane TOLL nee Exall, Four Oaks

    Brilliant. Thank you so much. The information is winging it's way to the Wild West as I type.
  2. Bootneck

    Jane TOLL nee Exall, Four Oaks

    Thank you so much for your speedy reply. Am I right in thinking that the lady to whom you refer is A Jane Toll and not nessarilly THE Jane TOLL the teacher from Four Oaks ? Thanks again.
  3. Bootneck

    Jane TOLL nee Exall, Four Oaks

    Hi, I've had a desperate e.mail from my sister who lives in California. She is feeling guilty about her ex teacher and would love to write to her. The best thing I can do is to copy her mail - A teacher of mine at Selly Park School, kept in touch with me way back before we were married...
  4. Bootneck

    chinn family of mole street

    Name: Joseph Chinn Address: 3 Mole St Total number of matches found : 0
  5. Bootneck

    chinn family of bordesley park road

    Found this - YearDivisionWardDistrictPoll No.Qual.First nameSurnameHouse No.Abode/Other infoStreet 1922 Deritend St Bartholomews 65 50 R - William John Chinn 9 Louisa terrace BORDESLEY PARK ROAD
  6. Bootneck

    Items that have faded away

    Galouis ?
  7. Bootneck

    Norman Leonard Massey, Is This A Business Address?

    Looks like a semi detached house - Property details for 103 Osmaston Road, Harborne, Birmingham B17 0TH Semi-detached, Freehold, 3 Beds, 1 Baths, 1 Receps If you type the address in google maps, you can see a picture of it. Certainly looks like a normal semi.
  8. Bootneck

    "Crossroads" Quiz

    Here are some clips - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU31l-DbO_Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDyhKQci7YY
  9. Bootneck

    "Crossroads" Quiz

    11 here as well. Nice to see Mrs Tardebigge (Elsie Kelly) now has a big part in hit TV show Benidorm as Noreen Maltby. PS You can still see clips on You Tube.
  10. Bootneck

    Artists Who Painted Birmingham Landscapes

    I posted these recently in a thread about Ladypool Road. It's a painting by D B Wilson. The 1st road on the left is Alfred St. Click on them for full screen.
  11. Bootneck

    Smethwick

    Thanks again Rosie.
  12. Bootneck

    Smethwick

    Thanks Shaun. I've seen the 'new' estate on google earth as well as my old house. Cheers again. OH,OH, I've just noticed 2 people are calling it Wills St but Shaun has called it Willis St. Which is correct please ?
  13. Bootneck

    Smethwick

    Cheers Paul. I lived in Raglan Road and new someone in Wills St and wondered what had happened to those houses. Thanks very much.
  14. Bootneck

    Smethwick

    Rosie you're a star. I searched loads of maps but they all had it as it is now. Wills St it is. Many, many thanks.
  15. Bootneck

    Smethwick

    Can anyone help with this one please. If one walks UP Raglan Rd from Cape Hill, there were two roads on the right that ran from Raglan Rd to Grove Lane. They were demolished and a new estate built sometime after I left to join up so it would be after 1961. The one I'm interested in is the...
  16. Bootneck

    Witton Road

    I used to live at 196 (I think). It was about 3 doors up from Lodge Road. I drove past a couple of years ago and it has gone along with the rest of the block. On the corner of Lodge Road/Witton Rd was a chemist shop I'm sure. In Lodge Rd there was the roller shutter door for deliveries and...
  17. Bootneck

    Sewell of Robin Hood Lane

    Wow that was quick. Thank you both very much.
  18. Bootneck

    Sewell of Robin Hood Lane

    Can anyone find a record of the Sewell family in Robin Hood Lane about 1943/1944 please. Many thanks.
  19. Bootneck

    Things you said when you was a kid

    Someone early in this thread asked about "Tell it to the Marines" and where it came from. The answer is when someone came out with a tall story they'd get the reply "Tell it to the Marines " because the Royal Marines had been everywhere and done everything so they would know if the tall story...
  20. Bootneck

    Ladypool Road.

    The painting is by D B Wilson. The 1st road on the left is Alfred St. Click on them for full screen.
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