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    WWII Barrage Balloon Sites

    thats what i thought so i will make a feature of it hope some one out there knows a bit more about the barrage site would love to learn a bit more about the history the rover plant and airport are close and solihull gas works and i know there was a gun site at the back of the olton hall pub and...
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    WWII Barrage Balloon Sites

    will try to send photo if i can but will have to wait for my son to loand and send
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    WWII Barrage Balloon Sites

    have just uncovererd what i belive to be barrage balloon anchor point in my garden in solihull near ice rink 28x28 inch concrete slab with 1inch dia steel eye bolt and 1inch dia steel ring. was there a site in this area to protect the rover plant or elmdon air port would be grateful any info on...
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    Roll of Honour WW1

    historynut where are you selling the and how much elmdon
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    Roll of Honour WW1

    Thanks for info strange my mom told us that her dad was shot by sniper he was lucky. He had a steel plate fitted to his skull and lived till 1931
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    Roll of Honour WW1

    Are copies of this book still avalible and thanks for info elmdon
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    Roll of Honour WW1

    after reading this thread how come so many brummies were in the kings own rifle corps who were based in winchster my own grandfarther was in this regement and went to france in july 1915 with the 12th battalion was wounded in the head by a sniper and shipped home later that year he died in 1931
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    Rainbow Pub, High st Bordesley

    could the ram be a brewery logo or a drink logo i/e ansells red squirrel m/bs leaping deer courage cockrell photo above shows it to be a atkinsons house do they have a link with the ram or was it drink rampant ram( definate mans drink) it started as a bit of fun. now i have to find out...
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    Rainbow Pub, High st Bordesley

    thank you all for help in this matter i have drunk in the rainbow a few times .but only noticed the ram while on the bus across the cov road while they changed driver it seems strange to pay for and errect quite a large carving and the fact the corner of the pub was made flat to accomadate the...
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    Rainbow Pub, High st Bordesley

    why has the rainbow public house digbeth have a rampant ram above door way has it allways been the rainbow. or does it have a conection to the old meat trade of birmingham:adoration:
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    Marston Hall Marston Green Bickenhill

    has your friend have any more info re marston green hall ELMDON
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    Marston Hall Marston Green Bickenhill

    what happend to marston green hall i know it was knocked down to make way for the new airport but it was a listed building and the story went it was stored for possible ( re building or spare parts for other houses of the same age the gates and gate posts were to be used some were in the new...
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