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  • Key Hill Brian
    Key Hill Brian replied to the thread Welsh Chapel Wheeler St.
    Looks like that one is by Holloway Head. The Chapel I visited is in Loveday St, near the A38m Flyover in town
  • J
    John L reacted to Dionysius//88's post in the thread Old street pics.. with Appreciate Appreciate.
    YYes that was the place if you wanted to see The Who go mad and smash their instruments
  • Key Hill Brian
    Key Hill Brian replied to the thread Welsh Chapel Wheeler St.
    Sorry to hear that.
  • Key Hill Brian
    Key Hill Brian reacted to John L's post in the thread Welsh Chapel Wheeler St with Wow Wow.
    I believe that it has closed down now. It certainly is currently in a sorry state, with litter and graffiti upon/around it. There is a...
  • Suzanneiom
    Suzanneiom replied to the thread Iommi family.
    Would you mind sending that census over aswell please :)
  • Suzanneiom
    Suzanneiom replied to the thread Iommi family.
    Ok that’s fab I’ll pass on that address :) And tell her to order birth certificate. Anything else online? Or in newspaper articles :)
  • Suzanneiom
    Suzanneiom reacted to MWS's post in the thread Iommi family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    On the 1939 register parents are listed at 12 Pennant Grove. Only place likely to find her birthplace would be on her birth certificate.
  • MWS
    MWS replied to the thread Iommi family.
    On the 1939 register parents are listed at 12 Pennant Grove. Only place likely to find her birthplace would be on her birth certificate.
  • J
    John L replied to the thread Welsh Chapel Wheeler St.
    I believe that it has closed down now. It certainly is currently in a sorry state, with litter and graffiti upon/around it. There is a...
  • Suzanneiom
    Suzanneiom replied to the thread Iommi family.
    Hi all :)) After some information regarding my oldest aunt Born- Patricia R Iommi b1935 Parents violet miles & Anthony Iommi. She...
  • J
    John L reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread High Street Erdington with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Not much is left today in this view across the Green. The size of "The Green" has changed over time. The late Bill Dargue commented on...
  • MWS
    MWS replied to the thread Finding Information.
    I'm getting a little confused now. The Elizabeth Morgan baptised Kenilworth, daughter of John (a Carpenter) & Hannah married a John...
  • Key Hill Brian
    Key Hill Brian reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Canals of Birmingham with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Motor Boat Canal Traffic. (The Engineer, Aug 1907) An interesting demonstration of the possibilities of motor-propelled canal boat...
  • Key Hill Brian
    Key Hill Brian replied to the thread Welsh Chapel Wheeler St.
    pics at post 21 & 29, Maps at post 42 & 46. The Chapel is now in Loveday St, round the corner from the Bull Pub, not far from the old...
  • Rob Derry
    Rob Derry replied to the thread Welsh Chapel Wheeler St.
    Family legend has it that my 2x great grandfather Thomas Jones whose family lived on Little King Street, Nineveh Street and later Farm...
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