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  • ChrisM
    ChrisM reacted to Richard Dye's post in the thread BANNISTER, Mary and Martha with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Bumble Hole, h’m! Quite a promiscuous bunch it seems :cool:.
  • ChrisM
    ChrisM reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread BANNISTER, Mary and Martha with Appreciate Appreciate.
    1900 Kelly's
  • ChrisM
    ChrisM reacted to MWS's post in the thread BANNISTER, Mary and Martha with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Turning away from the Bannister sisters for the moment. In the opening post you mention that Joseph Bannister was born Dudley. However...
  • mikejee
    mikejee replied to the thread Shadwell Street.
    Below is a map of the area showing the school. From this it would appear that the school is the building indicated by the arrow/
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  • MWS
    MWS replied to the thread BANNISTER, Mary and Martha.
    Just looking at the dates for Mary's arrival in America and her marriage and I didn't realise just how close they were. According to...
  • D
    Donbogen reacted to Astoness's post in the thread H Sheppard, Grocer Erdington with Appreciate Appreciate.
    here he is on the 1921..occupation milk seller address 9 oakwood road ..working from home in 1911 he was at the same address but occ...
  • superdad3
    superdad3 reacted to BrummieGeoff's post in the thread Sarehole Mill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    An interesting old plan of the Sarehole area dated 1807. Sarehole Mill is indicated in red, and Sarehole Farm in green. It shows the...
  • A
    Askallan replied to the thread Cliveland Street.
    86 Cliveland street was a metal finishing and plating shop. Owned and occupied by A. Pope Platers Ltd during the 1980s and 90s. But had...
  • D
    Donbogen reacted to Richard Dye's post in the thread Dunlop with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Can imagine, very different when there are lots of people and daylight!
  • Graham Punk
    Graham Punk reacted to AntonvanL's post in the thread Averill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Lovely car, 1933 Rolls-Royce 20/25 #GGA74 with Salmons "Tickford" saloon cabriolet body. I don't have a recent picture of it, but it was...
  • B
    Brian Froggatt replied to the thread Froggatt boxers.
    Amazed to find this sight Joe Froggatt was my father and it’s the first time I have seen a photo of him felt quite strange...
  • T
    tgm reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread H.P Sauce Birmingham with Appreciate Appreciate.
    “Heinz claims it is the first change to the butty booster's bottle design in 123 years.” In 1984 there was a series of letters to the...
  • S
    Sean T posted the thread Carole Brown in Old Friends, Family & Workmatees.
    I had a sweetheart called Carole Brown (with a younger sister called Christine) who once lived in Bartley Green in the late '60s. I have...
  • D
    Donbogen reacted to lmr3103's post in the thread Aston Hall with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I went to one Candlelight evening in December about 15 years ago. It was magical but also the coldest night of the year brrrrr! Luckily...
  • D
    Donbogen reacted to mw0njm.'s post in the thread Aston Hall with Appreciate Appreciate.
    i would not go in there again at night if it was flood lit :eek::eek:
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