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  • Astonb6
    Astonb6 reacted to John L's post in the thread Take Me High Film with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Some photographs taken back then (1-Corporation Street, 2-Needless Alley, 3-Holloway Circus, 4-New Street, 5-Gas Street Basin, 6- Gas...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to MWS's post in the thread Morand with Appreciate Appreciate.
    As mentioned previously Herbert and Louise's mother was an Elizabeth Luker (b Smith) whom Eugene married in 1877. She died in 1884, reg...
  • Astonb6
    Astonb6 replied to the thread Take Me High Film.
    I seem to remember being in town when the parade happened, but don't ask what day of the week it was!?
  • mikejee
    mikejee reacted to Neil M's post in the thread Street furniture with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Street lamps that never were? In 1919 the Birmingham Civic Society held a competition for the design of street accessories. The best...
  • S
    SueV reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Old street pics.. with Appreciate Appreciate.
    hi ernie...you could well be right about the 4th photo on post 61 as its an unknown pic...i did have the caption for it but ive lost...
  • C
    Curious Cat reacted to ChrisM's post in the thread A mystery solved....almost.......... with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Thanks for kind words. Going a little off-topic, so sorry! But of the several in this sequence (all viewable online) this is the one...
  • C
    Curious Cat reacted to ChrisM's post in the thread A mystery solved....almost.......... with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Interesting article, thanks, Dennis. Another fragment of Umberslade's history although more about the grounds in general than the...
  • C
    Curious Cat reacted to Dennis Williams's post in the thread A mystery solved....almost.......... with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Answer to a curious mystery of mine for many years....finally got round to tracking it down ... So, you are driving up the M40….coming...
  • C
    Curious Cat reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread A mystery solved....almost.......... with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Observed the obelisk from a distance, but visited the Baptist Chapel, Christ Church at Umberslade In 2006. Scroll down and click on for...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Neil M's post in the thread Street furniture with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Street lamps that never were? In 1919 the Birmingham Civic Society held a competition for the design of street accessories. The best...
  • MWS
    MWS replied to the thread Morand.
    As mentioned previously Herbert and Louise's mother was an Elizabeth Luker (b Smith) whom Eugene married in 1877. She died in 1884, reg...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to Neil M's post in the thread Street furniture with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Street lamps that never were? In 1919 the Birmingham Civic Society held a competition for the design of street accessories. The best...
  • P
    PantaRei replied to the thread Morand.
    Thank you so much for all the above! I have just joined this forum as curious about my ancestry and so thrilled to find someone else...
  • Graham Paul Smith
    Graham Paul Smith replied to the thread Sacred Heart Catholic School Witton Road.
    Apologies for duplicating what I’d written a couple of years ago! (Wandering brain …).
  • Keith R
    Keith R replied to the thread 'Rednal' House.
    Blimey funny this thread has come up. I was only looking the other day at the above sketch map and seeing when Rednal house was...
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