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    Dollman Street

    If you look at this old map Alma Cescent had houses to almost the top but these disappeared before I moved in to 140 dolman street . Once we moved in the top was just bomb peck.and in 1967 I went upstairs in the out door on the corner . The complete roof at the back had been covered with sheets...
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    Great Charles Street School

    It must have been some time ago I got that picture in 2006 it does look weird.
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    Great Charles Street School

    Sorry Mikee. My mistake I think I should have put colmore row because when you look up the street just past the town hall it looks like the itv building. Not sure what that cream building is in thee middle though . That’s why I thought great Charles street but the town hall is clear at the end...
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    Great Charles Street School

    Two picture of colmore circus looking up colmore row. before the mass destruction and whilst it was going on
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    Bull Ring 1930s - 1950s

    Looking down at st Martins when the building at the top of the hill got bombed.
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    Dollman Street

    We lived at 140 dolman street from 1964 until ready for demolition around 1971 . My mom used to know all the folk down that street . I hung around the lad from the outdoor on the corner (130). About 5 doors from 120 .
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    Shops Muntz st/The Cov

    Small heath alliance Muntz street
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    Dollman Street

    This was down by 120 dolman road opposite I believe I lived there in the 1960 we moved out in 1971 . This road was the best place I have ever lived it was classed as slums but only people who lived in these areas really know what that word really means. It defines the houses not the brilliant...
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    Canals of Birmingham

    This was the dunstall hall you are talking . I just found it strange to have 2 dunstall halls in staffordshire. And 2 tunstalls and dunstall show wired.
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    Canals of Birmingham

    Dunstall was by tunstall near burton on Trent. The picture are the old house which is now a golf club.
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    Bull Ring Centre - Potato Machine?

    Can’t believe they keep stopping these traditional events. My mom took me there when we lived in nechells Dolman street. We had family who lived in Aston .
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    Bull Ring Centre - Potato Machine?

    I believe the hot spud men sold chestnuts over the Christmas period. November December that’s when I remember. the onion fair was held in the bullring until 1875 then pat collins took it to Aston in 1910 .
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    The Square Old Square

    The bull tavern was just in chapel street.
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    The Square Old Square

    when this large plaque was in the underpass between lewis,s and corperation street . I wonder how many of us realised it all related to old square . They are mostly individual plaques from certain houses and the bulls heads plaque was the pub in the old square.
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    The Square Old Square

    number 1 old square
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    The Square Old Square

    old square
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    The Square Old Square

    The old square were the priory stood before the old square was built. Old square was demolished in late 1800 to Buick new shops and the new corporation street needed to go through this site. Eventually site of Lewis’s. According to Hill and Dent, the Priory and chapel were built of the same red...
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    Bull Ring Centre - Potato Machine?

    This one is an older one with the potoroos drawer . I only ever saw this type at the bottom of spiceal street.
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    Bull Ring Centre - Potato Machine?

    This is another potato man I believe 1960/70s
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    Lewis's Department Store

    The other end
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