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City Centre Photographs

Looking at #2065, its something that has always amazed me, that the thing about HE damage, is so variable, the "Rackhams", building on the corner looks nearly undamaged, it the blast direction, not size amount, same in NI.
 
I would say looking at the church spire that it is definitely St Pauls. Studying the maps I would say that the photo was taken near the junction of Newhall Street and Great Charles Street. I think that the camera has, because of foreshortening, shown the hill steeper than it actually is.
 
I've moved the posts about memories of the dentist to the thread below following Lyn's (Astoness's) suggestion to post on that dedicated thread.Thank you all for posting your memories.

Dentistry past and present in Brum

My mother told me it was not uncommon before WW2 for people to be given the same as a 21st birthday present
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