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    Maz 60 replied to the thread ARP named wardens.
    Hi Lovely way to remember those who did such roles in such awful circumstances. Re William Ford, there may be info on ancestry, under...
  • Berylgittins91
    Berylgittins91 replied to the thread Coldbath Road Hall Green.
    Yes,thank you. I did wonder about this,as before this their living arrangements weren't too fancy.Yes,my mums address was at one time 81...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to Rich House's post in the thread 40 Coldbath Road Kings Heath with Appreciate Appreciate.
    An earliar photo of the same shop at 39 Coldbath Rd posted above. This is from about 1910, 14 years earliar. The lady is my great...
  • Berylgittins91
    Berylgittins91 reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Coldbath Road Hall Green with Appreciate Appreciate.
    No I didn't know them. I did an eroll search and he came up at 215 Stoney Lane but with abode in Durham Road - 81, I think. That was how...
  • mikejee
    mikejee replied to the thread Olton Mill.
    Flossiefoster The photo you refer to looks like it is a postcard image. Dp not know date, but would guess (without much confidence)...
  • brummy-lad
    brummy-lad reacted to flossiefoster's post in the thread Olton Mill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    My 4xgreat grandmother Hannah Morton (nee Gossage b1794)) lived here in the early 1800s with her husband (John Morton) who was a miller...
  • brummy-lad
    brummy-lad reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Olton Mill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Olton Mill near Solihull, Warwickshire, creator: Bernard Moore. 1897. (Birmingham Archives and Collections)
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    flossiefoster replied to the thread Olton Mill.
    Mikejee: The photo of Olton Mill submitted by MBenne on 2nd September 2019 was posted a long time ago, I know. Do you have a date...
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    flossiefoster reacted to Elmdon Boy's post in the thread Olton Mill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A friend of mine lives in Bramcote Drive, I bet his unaware that on the corner was an old mill. I will tell him when I next see him, and...
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    flossiefoster reacted to robert's post in the thread Olton Mill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Thanks Mike pass that place every day.
  • F
    flossiefoster reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Olton Mill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here Robert
  • F
    flossiefoster replied to the thread Olton Mill.
    An excellent map. Thank you.
  • F
    flossiefoster reacted to Phil's post in the thread Olton Mill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The Mill Pool and Spinney is still across the road, I think the Olton Scout group have a hut there.
  • F
    flossiefoster replied to the thread Olton Mill.
    MBenne: do you have a date when this photo was taken?
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    flossiefoster reacted to mbenne's post in the thread Olton Mill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Picture taken from a differnt angle facing up the road towards the canal bridge on Lode Lane
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