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Hello, I am new to this great Forum and was hoping someone may be able to assist me find some information about our company Frederick Cooper (Birmingham) Ltd and the history of the buildings we are housed in. The factory was moved from Waverley Road in Small Heath to Bordesley Green in the...

Hi all, New to BHF so not sure if this is the most appropriate place to post this query... I'm moving into a flat in Abacus Building, 196 Alcester Street Digbeth (B12) and have been told the building is a 1930s factory converted to flats in 2006. Does anyone have any information on the...

Did you have female family members working in Small Heath factories during WWI? We are starting a heritage project in Small Heath, looking at the lives of these women and gathering research which will lead to the creation of a new theatre piece. If you have family stories, photos and...

Is it possible to get business records dating back to the early 1900s, if so where would I look? I am looking at what I believe was a factory/home business run by the Schulze family at 60 Pershore Street (and also they had another business in Devon which I am hoping to get further details on)...

This was in a collection of family photos I inherited. On the back it said 'Post,' so seemed to have been taken for the paper. Any ideas as to exactly what he is doing at the lathe?

It looks like lunchtime. At/outside Newton Shakespeare, some time in the 1930s, I think. My father is second from the right. The two at either end look like real characters!

Hello, I'm new to the forum so apologies if this is in the wrong thread. I'm an artist based in Manchester but over summer I'll be artist in residence at The Rea Garden, a plot of land on Floodgate Street next to the River Rea. (info here: https://behindcloseddoors.org.uk/?page_id=149) Much...

Hi, My Grandad used to work in a factory/shop on Great Hampton Street called W.M Purslow which was a boot/shoe company. Does anyone have any information or pictures of this? Thanks Lucy