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morning john...boy you are clever....if you dont mind i shall save your last 3 pics they are brilliant...thank you....

lyn
 
Morning Lyn,
Glad you like them, I do get a lot of satisfaction from doing that sort of thing, and especially if other folks like them.
Feel free to use them any way you wish.
Regards John.
 
thanks john....on one of your late nights i wonder if you would be able to do me a pic in the same format as the rocky lane one of high st newtown....say looking from the bartons down....if you need any pics of that area i do have some.....


hope i am not being to cheeky but i am so impressed....

lyn
 
John. As Lyn says, that work of yours is impressive. Keep up the good work. But if ever sleep does catch up with you, well you are allowed to have a bit of shut-eye now and again. Barry.
 
barry..i reckon john should start his own thread....his work is well worth framing....

lyn
 
Hi John certainly puts a different twist on the area we were born, and although it was supposed to be old and decrepit, we loved it.
well done. Regards dereklcg.
 
This used to be my playground,
Tom if you,re out there tell me who,s or what the lyrics,
are from fantastic song,cheers mate happy days Derek.
can you work your magic on this John Knight? please.
 
ahh derek...but they were OUR old and decrepit areas...happy days....

john i will be sorting out them pics in a while....

lyn
 
wow john...see what i mean about framing them....stunning.....

thank you for showing us your work....

lyn
 
Thank you John that has done it some justice,
i love it and i will frame it, with the one i have of the said photo.
John you are the man,but look where you come from. happy days
i think a new thread would be good (show us your,s ) pardon the pun,
there is 2001 pictures or more, of where we come from be interesting?
thanks again John regards Derek.
 
Hi Derek,
Glad you like it, I have also put another one on the Cromwell St. thread, which is more in a traditional way.John.
 
Hi,

Has anyone got a photo of 242 or 129 Rocky Lane please or a map showing whereabouts the houses were?

The family of LATCHFORDs lived there in the 20's and 30's. Would they be listed in a Kelly's?

Many thanks.
 
derek...ive already suggested that john start his own thread...i think i am going to nickname him merlin...as he sure has his own brand of wizardry when it comes to bringing pictures to life.....john is kindly emailing me some of my old stamping ground and i will also be framing them....

lyn
 
Ray G those are really good pics of Rocky Lane, my late brother-in-law lived in those houses with the bay windows - No.17 if I remember right - this was when he was single.
 
You are so right Lyn he knows what he,s doing,
can,t wait to see your pics.have a nice weekend forum members.
regards Derek.
 
derek..i will put them on when i have them all at hand.. i cant even work out how to make these letters larger..i pressed something yesterday and dont know how to put it right...lol...dont worry..i will sort it out maybe by next year.....

have a good weekend....

lyn
 
Hi Rowan,
No 129 is the HEN and CHICKENS PUB, corner of WILLIAM HENRY STREET.
No. 242 is near Nechells Green just past Scholefield Street.
 
Thank you John for the photos.

Has 129 always been a pub or would it have been made into one after the family left to live at 242?

Mother-in-law never mentioned living in a pub!!

Thank you agin for your time.
 
Could find no mention of the Latchfords in Kellys. No 242 was not mentioned at all. No129 is:
1921 William Aston Neale beer retailer
1932 and 1933 Hector H green Hen & Chickens PH
1938 and 1939 Leonard Harbon Hen & Chickens PH
Will sort you out a map of the two addresses
Mike
 
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