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  • Godber
    Godber reacted to Lemonella's post in the thread Who do you tip? with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Bin men these days supposed to come at 6-7 am but arrive at 10 am and fling empty bin across to neighbour's side. No tips from me.
  • Godber
    Godber reacted to lmr3103's post in the thread Who do you tip? with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We tip our lovely window cleaner and we still have a milkman so he’s included too. I agree about the bin men Lyn, and our postman/ lady...
  • M
    mrbluesky1957 reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Jogesh Chandra Bose with Appreciate Appreciate.
    From where do you draw the info of an uprising in Bengal in 1895 ? Did Jogesh convert to Christianity ?
  • M
    mrbluesky1957 replied to the thread Jogesh Chandra Bose.
    Yes beyond my funds to for subscriptions. Obviously alot more info. Thanks again for your help.
  • M
    mrbluesky1957 reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Jogesh Chandra Bose with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Also on Ancestry, but beyond my payment range, there are other records for JC Bose, including WW1 Reg Draft, a Maryland US newspaper...
  • S
    SABS reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Next up my papers say this is Orphange Road with the Labour club on the left, not sure if this is correct but as some much has changed...
  • S
    SABS posted the thread Enstone Road - Erdington in Neighbours & Streets.
    Hello, I moved to Enstone Road in B23 a couple of years ago, and wanted to know its history back in the 30s, 40, 50 and 60. Love to see...
  • Lloyd
    Lloyd reacted to jacktomlinson's post in the thread Wartime Yardley with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Long shot, as this thread has not been active for a decade! My Nan, Patricia Howell (nee Harley), who has a twin sister June Harrison...
  • Lloyd
    Lloyd replied to the thread Rackhams Store.
    " 'End of an era' as doors close at former Rackhams" The whole city centre is dead now. Supposed "improvements" like taking buses out of...
  • Smudger
    Smudger reacted to adap2it's post in the thread Who do you tip? with Appreciate Appreciate.
    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyxgjykx7lo Dave A
  • P
    podgery reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Our next picture in this tour now takes us along the shop frontages on the picture above to its junction with Icknield Street, number of...
  • P
    podgery reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We now pop around the corner into Carver Street large building which has had the windows replaced with the small square panes on the...
  • P
    podgery reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Moving onto Roll 84 we have "old shops bottom of Warstone Lane" The picture shows the midst of change - property on the left is a...
  • P
    podgery reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Last few off this roll and we have "in and around Dudley Road, Winson Green" First up we have a piece of land been redeveloped - any...
  • P
    podgery reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Next we have the Observatory - corner of Hunter Street and Barker Street, gives a new meaning to a corner pub, interesting styling ...
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