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  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to DaringD's post in the thread Fred Hanks Motorcycles - Slade Road with Appreciate Appreciate.
    It does, that would have been Dennis Westwood - but he wasn't a passenger, though one of my uncles did passenger for him. Dennis sadly...
  • paul stacey
    paul stacey reacted to Dionysius//88's post in the thread Smallbrook Ringway with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Yes as a kid I was a member thinking back it was a great place to visit , I picked 3 books the only challenge was the geet the books...
  • Suzanneiom
    Suzanneiom replied to the thread Iommi family.
    I did not realise there was a Handsworth cemetery. thanks for that, ill send them an email. Infact im sure as its a Birmingham city...
  • Suzanneiom
    Suzanneiom reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Iommi family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    have you tried handsworth cem yet...they have a roman catholic burial section ? lyn
  • Suzanneiom
    Suzanneiom reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Iommi family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    booth st still exists but all the old houses have now gone..so we are looking for catholic churches with burial grounds in that...
  • Suzanneiom
    Suzanneiom replied to the thread Iommi family.
    I’ve looked up that street and I don’t think it exists anymore… but it’s in the Handsworth area :)
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  • Suzanneiom
    Suzanneiom replied to the thread Iommi family.
    I remember Naomi from st chads saying they do not have a copy of the map. so there's one family member who is not at st Josephs which is...
  • Suzanneiom
    Suzanneiom reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Iommi family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I would suspect there is only one copy. St Chad's do hold a record of headstone entries.
  • Suzanneiom
    Suzanneiom reacted to MWS's post in the thread Iommi family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The only other places I can think off would be the Library of Bham or the Catholic Archives at St Chad's but I'd doubt even those.
  • poker_pete82
    poker_pete82 reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Smallbrook Ringway with Appreciate Appreciate.
    “The Ringway as it tunnels beneath Great Charles Street in the direction of Snow Hill. The Post Office Tower rises above all.” Portrait...
  • poker_pete82
    poker_pete82 reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Fred Hanks Motorcycles - Slade Road with Appreciate Appreciate.
    i was in the shop about 15 years ago to buy something for my son...pretty sure it was beryl who served me and there was a lovely cat in...
  • mikejee
    mikejee replied to the thread Masonic Hall Frieze Broad St.
    Here is another photo of the Masonic Hall in the 1950s.
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  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to JohnCCD's post in the thread Harvo Malt Bread with Appreciate Appreciate.
    When I was a student I spent 2 summers working at Harvos. It must have been 1974/5 . I'd always liked malt loaf but it was a few years...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Dionysius//88's post in the thread Smallbrook Ringway with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Yes as a kid I was a member thinking back it was a great place to visit , I picked 3 books the only challenge was the geet the books...
  • Brummie a long time ago
    Brummie a long time ago reacted to Patzarina's post in the thread Computer help please 2025 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    That's why I refuse to buy anything Apple anymore!
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