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This morning we made a start on digging up, cutting out the brambles which are the main thing growing back on the first burnt patch...

As Mike has said The White Swan disappeared in the 1920s but this aerial view from 1936 seems to show the frontage and other aerial...

This morning we made a start on digging up, cutting out the brambles which are the main thing growing back on the first burnt patch...

Thanks for the map which is great. Shame about the photo. Do you think Birmingham library archives would have a picture? What happened...

marriage cert says they married at aston parish church july 31st 1881..address given for both says saltley aston...georges father was...

I'll go out on a limb and say that the address must have come from a baptism, marriage or death. So... A George Williams married an...

Lyn, I found this by reverse image search on Google, I don't know if it's any clearer. I could use AI on it but as you know it is prone...

Happy Birthday Janice, sorry it's a bit late, hope you a a good day.

Does anyone like Carnivorous plants, here is a tropical Nepenthes that I put outside when the weather suits but right now it's back in...

Here is an unusual plant, I know what it is but does anyone recognise it ?

Yes you are right, I have had it a long time and recently moved it from an area too dry due to nearby trees, it can reach 4 feet when...

Yes you are right, I have had it a long time and recently moved it from an area too dry due to nearby trees, it can reach 4 feet when...

from: https://paulsimontimeitwas.com/the-60s/paul-simon-60s/paul-simon-1965/ No date given but listed between 18 and 22 October.

Many Happy Returns Janice and thanks for all your help over the years. Penny

I started at All Saints around then (1952) and recall the slate with the wooden edges but thought we used chalk? I later joined the 14th...