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Doh, I see you have posted before that you were at 118 so ....... you must have been able to see the Mission Room from your back garden. Any memories? Also, I know it had gone when you were there [map is 1889] but what did the Fire Brigade station evolve into?

Only one post for the Villa Street thread - bizarre. I know there are threads for places like the Villa Tavern but it seems odd given that Astoness lived here. Anyway, this is for you Lynn - a decent-sized map with numbers. Which one was yours?

A bit of trivia popped up on the radio on Saturday morning. Well, I hadn’t heard this story before. Steven Knight of “Peaky Blinders” fame revealed the current location of the marble plinth to Nelson’s statue. This was on Radio 4 on Saturday – here is the link ...

I have a podcast episode for this pub at : I realise that I have not pronounced Kyotts correctly!!

Lily Warwick took over the licence of the White Lion on High Street Bordesley on January 21st 1943 and was succeeded as licensee on May 19th 1955. BTW the pub traded until the late 1960s.

Further to this, I have clocked in a 1826 Rate Book that Stratford Road is not named as such and that all properties from the Church to the Black Horse and Angel are bundled in as Camp Hill.

For subsequent use see : www.midlandspubs.co.uk/birmingham/moseley-road/index.html#Potts

I have done a little bit on this micro-area because I had some pics. There may be something of interest here : www.midlandspubs.co.uk/birmingham/moseley-road/ - I have included a photograph of building use after the church closed.

For those who patronised "The Goodies" I have uploaded a page for this inter-war pub. Lots of photographs with many of the rooms featured, along with the bowling green. I have provided details of the architect and sculptor etc. Plus, a mention of the day when the leader of the opposition did a...

Hi Janice, I was intrigued by this so have done a little digging myself. I have posted some notes at www.midlandspubs.co.uk/birmingham/stratford-road/ which may help - or add to the confusion :confused:

Thanks [yet again] for your help John - much appreciated

Just in case it is helpful, I had an issue with a Windows and Firefox update yesterday. I could not log in with Firefox, though I could with Edge. The solution was to used Ctrl and F5 to reload both page and cache and, bingo, it solved the issue. I am not suggesting this is the solution to this...

Couldn't see a thread devoted simply to Great Charles Street so I will post here : I have added some blurb on this street at : https://www.midlandspubs.co.uk/birmingham/great-charles-street/

and finally for this evening ....

or how about ....

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Oops haven't posted on this thread for a while. Here's a couple I need help identifying ...

Cheers Mike, I think you and Lyn have nailed it.

I haven't got a cellar, only a sub-level pantry - looks like I'll be fried when the impending bomb lands on my roof. ;)

Sounds feasible Lyn, a way out of the cellar perhaps.