Wow Alf, you're good, don't suppose you could find Charles Hickmans records could you.. he started on the Fairgrounds, his daughter Annie boxed too on them, but i know he won a boxing belt someone from his side of the family sent me a pic of him with it, he was great friends with Randall Turpin another boxer, thanks
l hope someone out there can help me being as you know all about boxing.....m husbands g/father Lewis Summerfield l understend was a boxer and won quite a few medals cups & belts etc....he boxed in B'ham before ww1 and also boxed for the army....from what l understand while he was away at war all his medals cups etc got stolen....l think he had a gym around victoria rd or there abouts l know it was in aston somewhere, could anyone give me idea where l could find any information to verify this....Brenda
Rachel: I don'tr know whether this little tit-bit may be of any use to you, but when I was a kid in the Thirties, living in Ashted/Duddeston, the legend was that Jack Hood used to live in Lupin Street. There are real experts on the subject of the "Old End" knocking about on this site so they may be able to confirm this...
Cheers,
Jim pedley (pedlarman)