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  • chocks2
    chocks2 replied to the thread Peaky blinder Sheldon family.
    Hi Jon. Can you tell me if any of your fathers siblings were Mark Sheldon. Michael (Mickey) Sheldon, Jaqueline and Gillian amongst...
  • N
    Nicola C replied to the thread 1841 census.
    Hi Ben, I am looking for John and Mary Benham and their son Thomas. They were living on Pershore Street at the time and the father John...
  • Goayr Ben
    Goayr Ben replied to the thread 1841 census.
    Birmingham, Warwickshire.Piece/District 1142. What house number or name are you looking for?
  • N
    Nicola C posted the thread 1841 census in Help, advice, tips and tricks!.
    Hi everyone. I am trying to find the enumeration district that covered Pershore Street in Birmingham in the 1841 census, could anyone...
  • RichSmith
    RichSmith reacted to www.midlandspubs.co.uk's post in the thread Great Russell Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I have this postcard and, being as I am doing a little on Great Russell Street, I looked into this image. The bill posters on the walls...
  • RichSmith
    RichSmith reacted to Wendy's post in the thread Great Russell Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I pinched this from our facebbook page. Great Russell Street
  • RichSmith
    RichSmith reacted to brummy-lad's post in the thread Great Russell Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Thanks to Lyn for correcting the location of these which I thought were from Guildford Street.
  • MWS
    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Hughes Evelyn Margaret with Appreciate Appreciate.
    She isn't with William as have him on 1921 census with his Dad (Ernest) and sister Violet.
  • D
    Dionysius//88 replied to the thread Calthorpe Road.
    Viv I walked past this house many times in the 60's all the houses on this road and very attractive
  • D
    Dionysius//88 reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Calthorpe Road with Appreciate Appreciate.
    What a joy to see Calthorpe Road buildings being maintained to a high standard. This beauty, Ashley House, dates back to the 1830s...
  • Chunky AC
    Chunky AC reacted to postie's post in the thread Cincinnati, Kingsbury Road. with Appreciate Appreciate.
    As kids we used to watch Cincinnati playing baseball at the Ritz park in Bordesley Green East. If we were lucky, they would chuck us...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Hiroshima with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Apparently there is a blue plaque on the Poynting Physics Building at the university that commemorates their achievement. The Spy that...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Hiroshima with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Interesting information and a new insight into Birmingham's role in the weapons programme. The house where Peierls and Frisch lodged is...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Hiroshima with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here is a description as to how Birmingham contributed to the development of the atomic bomb...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to Laurie_B's post in the thread 1953 Coronation Street Parties with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I can just about remember the Coronation street party that was held at the end of Cranes Park Road,near the junction with Whitecroft and...
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