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Oscott Colleges (old Oscott And New Oscott)

My great aunt told me the story of the windmill and she lived at the farm from c 1910 and the mill was not in existence then because the grindstones that used to grind the cirn were used as flower pots
 
I can now see Oldford Farm in the middle of the map surveyed in 1887. There was another mill at Perry Barr, and Upper Witton Mill on Hawthorn Brook, so maybe there could be others at an earlier date.

Holdford mill at that time had become Ludlow’s ammunition works.

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The new Gatling Gun Co. purchased Holdford Mills at Witton from the liquidators of the National Arms and Ammunition Co in 1889.
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The massive explosion of 1870 occurred at Messrs Ludlow, neighbours to the factory of G. Kynoch and Co (Lion Works, Witton), possibly a licensor to Ludlow. Later in December 1870 there was a fatal explosion at Messrs Kynoch.
 
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April 1917, Birmingham Daily Post.

In 1917 some portion taken from Oldford Farm for Ammunition Works (Post 101) Probably for the war effort?

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Some time ago (three years to be precise), Bob Davis sent me these postcards and I promised to put them on the Forum. I have apologised to Bob for the delay by DM.

The Feast of St Joseph is March 19th (PC 11 reverse) and it was sent with PC 12.

I wonder how much the Arts and Crafts chairs in the Library photo would be worth today?

There is no No. 3 - operator error!


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The post cards, a guess. There looks to have been a further one.

Dearest Molly –
Many many thanks for your long and welcome letter duly to hand on the 11th inst. – It greeted me at breakfast just fresh from the ordination service and I was mightily pleased to see it – thanks for it – I hope by now you have heard from home – All are well there …

… thank God of course. Mother is just over-joyed at my promotion – She has been writing to tell everyone & Miss Hallewell who of course had to be told – sent £1 for my breviaries – Papa gave 10s + Miss H. 5s – each so the other evening I wrote away for them to Ratisbon & expect them in about a month.
 
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