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St Peter's Chapel St Peter's Place

hi eric...ive no idea who took these amazing photos but it says that if you register on the site you can zoom into them...im just going to do that now...there are thousands to view...

lyn
 
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Eric
The pictures were all taken by Aerofilms , who , as I understand, took some from various people on commision, but also a lot on spec in the hope of being able to sell them. English Heritage recently bought the archive, and is in the process of putting thenm all online at https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/professional/archives-and-collections/nmr/britain-from-above/ . the firm's origins are discussed at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerofilms
https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/professional/archives-and-collections/nmr/britain-from-above/
 
Thanks Mike, that answers 2 of my questions, all I want to know now is what type of aircraft did they use,Eric
Just found out a/c Airco DH 9 Thanks Eric
 
Trying to catch up with my 'to do' list today. Quite a long time ago I promised to research the place that marked the grave of those moved from the cemetery at St Peter's, Broad Street, for someone that had posted a query. I spoke to New Oscott RC cemetery office and they directed me to this cross. I did try to upload a picture ages ago but have now been back and taken another photo with a different camera. There are no names and no individual memorials but I was assured that if a burial occurred at St Peter's the remains were re-interred here.

I'm sorry but I seem to have lost the original thread (it's happening more and more often these days!). Please could someone re-locate the picture for me?

Sorry it's a bit dark - it was taken yesterday, Mothering Sunday, and it was actually snowing again.

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This may help a little with St Peters Broad Street.

St Peter 1786 Broad Street /St Peter’s Place (O.S. GR SP0586 approx.)
The chapel was built in 1786. It wasenlarged in 1802 and 1825, thoroughly repaired in 1871, and consecrated in1933. It was served by Franciscans from Baddesley Clinton (Warwickshire) until1824, when it became a secular mission. In 1859 mass was said in St Patrick’sSchool by priests from St Peter’s. The original chapel, was the oldestsurviving Roman Catholic place of worship in the city. Closed 1969 anddemolished soon afterwards. Registersat Birmingham Central Library – Archives department Baptisms 1657 – 1918
Baptismschildren sent to St Chads from St Peter’s Jun 1841 – Jan 1843
Conditionalbaptisms 1878 - 1879
Indexof baptisms 1757 – 1968
Marriages1657 –1927
Reconciliation’s1658 –1765
Deaths1657 – 1792
Benefactors1687
Confirmations1841
Warwick R O – Phillimoretranscript. Baptisms, marriages, burials 1658 -1840 Baptisms 1657 – 1824

Ray.
 
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Dwilly I was working for the Project Managers when ICC was being built and there were skeletons found on the site. I wonder if its the same site as looking at the photos it seems a little further away from the ICC.
 
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If there is a good side to this story it is this.
The fact that someone, who knew the areas history and had roots in the City and environs was able to make it know what the place had once been. This Forum, of course serves a similar purpose with the wealth of knowledge that gets contributed here each day. It is not just Birmingham, I am sure this applies many places, but so many of those making decisions about villages, towns and cities know no history of the place concerned and are, quite often, relative new comers there.
 
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I seem to remember, around about the same time, the metro cut through a grave yard and there was a lot of interest in that, think they moved them to Witton, but that also had its problems, open graves or coffins left around the site, can't remember fully but do remember it being in the press and on local news at the time.
 
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to be honest i find it dispicable to move so many from their last resting place in secret in the name of progress and to save money...oh i know its happened before and i dare say will happen again the next time a mc donalds or burger king needs to be built because nothing it seems is sacred anymore...let them RIP

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Lyn,

I share your sentiments entirely. I did avoid strong comments in my earlier post. Not being a resident up there I try to measure what I say about other folks home towns.

PS: Memo to Admins. We seem to have two threads concerning this subject.
 
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hi alan to be honest i myself had to be very careful of my wording on that post but sometimes we have to speak from the heart which is exactly what i did..i simply cannot justify such behaviour..

lyn
 
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Radiorails said:
Lyn,

I share your sentiments entirely. I did avoid strong comments in my earlier post. Not being a resident up there I try to measure what I say about other folks home towns.

PS: Memo to Admins. We seem to have two threads concerning this subject.
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Thanks for that Alan - Tip to Members: Please use search before starting a new thread.
 
Please see Post 10 by Lady Penelope it is quite interesting.
 
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Thanks for this Mister, I have been looking for my g,g,grandfather's burial he was Italian and died in 1913, maybe he was there. Be interesting to see if Birmingham library still has the names somewhere of who was moved.
 
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Thanks for this Mister, I have been looking for my g,g,grandfather's burial he was Italian and died in 1913, maybe he was there. Be interesting to see if Birmingham library still has the names somewhere of who was moved.
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Cool, glad it helped. You have some pictures of the church in the gallery also.
 
I would imagine as St Peter's was Roman Catholic the records would be held at St Chads. It may be worth asking there.
 
s 2.jpg I promised to send this photo and lost it some time ago. It's just turned up again. It's where the burials from St Peter's, Broad Street were removed when the area was redeveloped. It's at New Oscott. Hope it works this time.
 
Hello, only recently back to the site - most of the photos seem to have disappeared!
Can anyone tell me when the remains from St Peters were removed to New Oscott, and what period of remains it would cover?
Ta, Brummy from Africa!!
 
St. Peter's opened in 1786 and closed in 1873 according to "In the Midst of Life" by Joseph McKenna. I presume this means the burials too.
rosie.
 
I live not far from New Oscott, hence the reason I popped along to take the photo. I understood from staff at New Oscott that the remains were re-interred during the re-development of the Broad Street area around the Convention Centre site which I think was in the 90's. It may have been the NIA. Not absolutely sure where St Peter's was. I remember reading that it was originally thought to be a plague burial site as there were no markers.

They also told me that all the remains which were discovered were re-buried by the cross but that there were no stones or markers there as these had all gone in earlier development. It is more than likely that if your ancestor was buried at St Peter's then they were moved to New Oscott.

The entrance to New Oscott cemetery is on the bend in Court Lane and the cross is over on the left at about 10pm on the clock as you enter.
 
ST Peters church Broad street

ST Peters church on Broad street was Demolished in 1969 and today the international convention centre occupies the site,
much of the land was scooped out to enable a walk way to be built down to the canal side, Anyone walking along it will be unaware that they are walking Through what was once the graveyard.

The Human remains in the grave yard were dug up and re-interred at Oscott cemetery,
Official records indicated there were 577 bodies to be found but 1,163 were discovered, the additional remains were thought to have been buried quickly because of a rapidly spreading disease ,some suggested it may have been the plague or cholera that caused the deaths,

,Astonian,,,,,,,
 
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Hello Everyone. My wife’s sister was married at St Peter’s 19th March 1966. Can anyone inform me the name of the priest that possibly preformed the ceremony?
 
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