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MCA was a part of Aston Auto's, one being the spares and the other, machining, Bikes & scooters, MCA was run separate though by "Mickey"...

Apologies. It is bradford st and birchall st

Was MCA what I remember as Aston Autos? Although my hazy memory tells me that Aston Autos were further up on Aston Rd. North rather...

It definitely looks like on a corner, so I don't think it can be that White Swan, Therem is a Wgite Swan on the corner of Lombard St and...

Possibly the last gaffer of The Holte was a chap called David Harris. He left to take over The Woodman in Well Street and was murdered...

My magic plant identifier and Google Lens both say Roscoea, likely Roscoea purpurea (such as the cultivar 'Spice Island' or a similar...

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...