Sutton Coldfield, Dorchester Suite, Penns Hall Hotel c.1965
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In 1855 the Websters joined forces with James Horsfall, and the business transferred from Penns Mill to Hay Mills. It was Webster & Horsfall which made the Atlantic cables from 1858 to 1866. James Horsfall purchased Penns Hall in 1865, but in 1947 the hall was sold to Ansells; after extensive alterations, it opened as Penns Hall Hotel in 1950.

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I went to Burcot Grange School in Mere Green. From 1961-1964 or there about. Mrs Keates was the Headmistress and her husband was the vicar. Mrs Shinner was deputy head. I got told off for dangling my legs out of the top floor window with my friends watching from the ground! ( wooden bars were erected across the window as a result!) My friends were Jayne Wills, Susan and Elizabeth Glasbey, Diana Weisburg. I ...see more
Hi my mum & dad was house parents at Marsh house and another one I remember George Frith, my family was there from about 1969 to 1971 Roy & Joan was my parents name do you remember them ? Please
I was at Watson House from 1951 to 1961 the people I remember are Howard Morely who went to Bishop Vesey grammar school Ormand weavers Carrol Family a keen sportsman and a good fighter he became a carpenter Micheal Gibson who went to Art College David Oldfield Lesley Pearman Leslly Barker who became a chef Bonita Lott Carol FamilyJose Meah Christine Dickinson good singer Meriel Dickinson her ...see more
I attended the Infants/Junior school at New Oscott by the Princess Alice Orphanage before going to Boldmere High School 1953 /1957. On leaving school I joined the railway at Sutton Park Station home of the sorting office for overseas forces mail , when the mail office finished I was lucky enough to get a job on the Midland Red based at its garage in Upper Holland Rd ,happy memories of my time on the ...see more