My Mother used to say, “it’s black over Bill’s Mother’s”. I questioned her as to why it was black, who Bill was and where precisely
Walter and Emily Jane duly carried out their responsibility to complete the census as required by law. This is probably the most important one for
This is very much the scene that the Sisters would have seen in about 1930. Solihull Road is away to the right, so this is
In 1908. This is the junction of Solihull Road (the family lived at 52) and the Stratford Road where the butcher’s shop (which was where
[10:34 am, 06/11/2022] Harry Whorwood: I remember my Mother preparing this. I declined the brains on toast, which she subsequently bought from the Market Hall.
Or is it “Free, the Pumphrey two” (to anybody that would like them)? It’s a good slogan for a supermarket, but in this case the
Graham’s wife’s sister (still with me?), name unknown at present is researching the Espin family history and has unearthed the following. Unsure if the Cecil
Or… who is he? Is this the Father of Walter Raybould?
… get out of the kitchen. Except, that’s not an option if there are ten in the house. A typical (?) kitchen in Brum pre-war.
Where Walter and Emily Jane rented. The houses were built in the period 1860-80 on farmland outside the City. Spark refers to a landowning family
