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Hi you might have seen this place two of my brothers moved their about 66 , I moved over top 67,one had acorn cafe on corner holte road mom worked their, other had sweet shop later picture bookies taxi office. Aston park opposite, To the right holte pub, Then it was bowling alley changed to...

Hi thanks for reply it was a few years ago this post, i got marriage for mom and sisters registery office but i new the names i wanted to search for other relatives i only had one name i did complain to the archdiocece they never replyed, Some times these things are very easy some times very...

Hi another old post i found i lived just round corner aldridge road i delivered news papers round their kids damaged them head stones twice i remember their was a concrete football on a villa player grave that got broke that was going to be replaced there also was a lot of damage done at...

Hi i see this is a old post i wondered how you got on my mom and her two sisters married their i believe it is called horsefair island as they used to sell horses their i seen a paper years ago said they tied horses to the rail outside the church yes it was RC. i went to the new church they said...

Hi if i am typing early morning i am not drunk live on a mane road find it easier to do my ancestry if not tired, Tates pictures remind me of so much we moved to witton lodge road in 65, Mom lived their 50 years, The picture of greyhound pub court lane there is a big shop next to it in 65 that...

Hi this is a story Harold told me about summer lane his step dad was the local policeman lived in summer lane first war, last time i seen Harold it was twelve years ago he was ninety six, His dad used to be asked by parents to have words with their kids if they where playing up and he was...

Hi i have been looking at pictures Tates and father in law frank james nice clear pictures i walked past most of them as a lad keep them coming superb, House that jack built newtown mom used to take us their to over the road their was a path with lots of stalls covered over like a small market.

Hi i do think looking from front far left leading to super market their was two mens tailors one called burtons the other possible greens their also was a travel agent in the center block mom cleaned for them.

Hi my mom and her sister worked on the no. 8 1939-1940 elizabeth and margaret morgan it is said they looked like twins. mom still alive 100.

blakeland farm 1911

Hi what is a lapidary,is charles lawrence the family that took over a few of the farms.

Hi i have found some old papers might shed a bit of light is polly spencer polly foden. Have not come across a picture of blakeland farm yet but this picture of booths farm is how i remember blakeland farm if you take the last part on the right off. lots of people will have pictures but not know...

Hi this i have read from start a lot of people have put a lot of hard work in here i find it all really interesting as i lived on blakeland farm i may have missed the bit about polly foden 1901 census boars head daughter of owner born handsworth who owned boars head who is polly.

Hi blakeland farm was bought by frank cadwallader shopfitters in the fifties is now perry locks care home where house stood top land is now a housing estate.

Hi sorry looked again when awake thick black mark is house and out buildings they turned out buildings into offices,The house has building recessed into house i thought they built that for us living area and kitchen they used bottom of house for storage, was built later than house only picture...

Hi thanks for maps canal was only forty years old on first picture do you know what the thick black mark is between blakeland farm and aldridge road their was still a well their when we lived their,boat yard and brewery is new to me .Boat yard their makes since brewery also church road center of...

Hi blakeland road runs down to kingstanding road,thanks, william allin thanks i have nothing on him.martin

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Hi thought about corporation taking 2.5 acres of land only place that would make since is blakeland road thats the only part that was level with farm gardens all backed onto farm, drive level to back of factory then hill. Other side nearly level with roof then hill behind at least twelve feet...