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    Old Erdington Methodist Church Wesley Road

    I'm reasonably confident that these are the 1869 & 1885 chapels mentioned above. Historical maps show remained in place with the 1902 chapel built in front of them - with all 3 buildings demolished in the 70's (photo central library archives - then reproduced in "Images of England - Erdington"...
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    Old Erdington Methodist Church Wesley Road

    Plans are in the archives at the central library (Erdington Urban District Council records, plan no.508)
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    Station Road Erdington

    I'm doing some research into this road at the moment and it would be great to have people's recollections on it. I am told there was a footpath on the top of the embankment that the railway workers used. I'm trying to find out how the footpath was accessed, there is some talk of there being...
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    Crawford street Saltley

    I stumbled across a council tender c.1898 - in The surveyor and municipal and county engineer 14th Oct 1898 https://archive.org/stream/surveyormunicipa14lond/surveyormunicipa14lond#page/501/mode/1up for stables and offices on corner of Crawford Street and Saltley viaduct.
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