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    Cradley Heath Railway Station

    Crikey this takes me back. In 1981, I moved to Cradley, and rather than drive to work In Birmingham city centre, I decided to travel in by train. A 15 minute walk got me to Cradley Heath station, and I probably did the journey into Brum for around four years or thereabouts. The old station...
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    Fish & Meat paste from the 50s and 60s

    Ah yes - ‘Brands’, a Sunday teatime staple. I always preferred crab paste, but it was sometimes suspiciously gritty in texture.
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    Birmingham Christmas of the past

    Not so very far from my grandparents then. No. 122.
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    Corporation Street

    Fascinating. The aircraft fuselage is that of a De Havilland Mosquito. These were largely constructed of wood, and the airframe manufacture was carried out in various locations, often by furniture makers.
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    Birmingham Christmas of the past

    In an attempt to try and recapture the magic of Christmas’s past, I tried to find those glass baubles online. In fact they are still made in Poland, but are very expensive.
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    Crikey. Having been given a clue, and also having lived in Lozells for around 17 years; I looked long and hard at this photo, but still couldn’t get my bearings. A look at my trusty 1967 edition A-Z, followed by street view confirms it of course. I have no recollection of those maisonettes on...
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    Covid vaccination process

    Yes, I think that without a haircut , I shall be getting to look more like my avatar!
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    Covid vaccination process

    I have my second shot this afternoon. I’m feeling a little apprehensive about it, because I felt quite ropey after the first one, but I guess that there’s no reason why I should have the same reaction again. what with that, and a haircut tomorrow, by golly these are exciting times.
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    Villa Cross

    Sorry Myrddin, I didn’t intend to correct, but maybe to flush out one of the many experts here who might like to inform us about nineteenth century road construction methods. I’ve always wondered how they managed to keep the tram tracks clear, what with all the horse-drawn traffic churning up...
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    Villa Cross

    I may be wrong about this, but I’d always thought that tarmacadam wasn’t widely used until motor cars came along. Major roads in rural and sub urban areas would have been surfaced with gravel or clinker perhaps?
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    Covid vaccination process

    An update to this. I developed a temperature of 100°F the following day, and felt rather unwell. It’s come down over the course of today to something approaching normal for me. I can’t remember feeling this bad after a ‘flu shot!
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    Covid vaccination process

    Yes - I had these too.
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    Covid vaccination process

    It’s really not good enough
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    Covid vaccination process

    I received an SMS from my medical centre a week ago, stating that I was now eligible for my first vaccination there. I had to log onto SystmOnline in order to book this, and slots seemed to be going fast. This was to be the AstraZeneca Oxford vaccine, and that there was no need to wait...
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    Decimalisation In 1971

    Slightly off topic, but I wonder how many have noticed that copper and silver coinage up to the value of 10p are no longer made of bronze or cupro-nickel. Test your change with a magnet and you'll find that the more recently minted coins contain iron! I was still an engineering apprentice...
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