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    1934 Birmingham Classified telephone Directory

    Hi - just a few pages to start with but I will be adding others - scans from the Oct 1934 Classified telephone Directory for Birmingham & the Black Country. https://www.flickr.com/photos/36844288@N00/sets/72157650795558678
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    City Centre Photographs

    Yes, the view is from Corporation St, just up from Martineau Street, as Barrow's Stores (seen here on the right in Lancaster Buildings) was just along from the corner of Bull St - the gap in the buildings about where the 'bus is. Further up would be Old Square, with Priory Street running across...
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    City Centre Photographs

    This may be of interest - Corporation St (and Barrow's Store) in 1915 https://www.flickr.com/photos/36844288@N00/12754384365/
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    Barrows Stores

    The Dutch Girl is interesting - this sort of design is often connected with Holland and cocoa and I wonder if it is a link back to Barrow's origins and connections with Cadbury's and John Cadbury's shop that opened in Bull St in 1824 and which was passed over to Richard Cadbury Barrow in 1849...
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    Barrows Stores

    Its been a while since I posted on here but I've just acquired some items from Barrow's Store - a shop I recall in their 'new' 1960s premises on Corporation St that sadly didn't last long. Founded as Barrow's in 1849, when John Cadbury of chocolate fame handed over the shop he'd started in Bull...
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    Some old street maps of Birmingham

    Glad they're of use. I've posted a couple more pages. https://www.flickr.com/photos/36844288@N00/6174650333/in/photostream https://www.flickr.com/photos/36844288@N00/6175171642/in/photostream https://www.flickr.com/photos/36844288@N00/6174641477/in/photostream/ and I'll add a few more. M
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    Some old street maps of Birmingham

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/36844288@N00/sets/72157627601956107/ Hi all - a few pages from old street maps I've posed on Flickr and that people may find of interest. Mikey
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    Co-op high st bham

    The old Birmingham Co-operative Society in the High Street, c1930 A fine advert for that old pre-WW2 institution, the Birmingham Co-operative Society's main store. https://www.flickr.com/photos/36844288@N00/5326485404/
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    Davenports

    Re: beer sale,s man Something I've posted on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/36844288@N00/5325876823/
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    Birmingham buses

    Hi all A 1954 BCT map I've posted to Flickr, regards, Mikey https://www.flickr.com/photos/36844288@N00/4891295367/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/36844288@N00/4891150729/
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    Gaskell and Chambers

    Hi there - bit late perhaps but here's some Gaskell & Chambers "Dalex" items on my Flickr account https://www.flickr.com/photos/36844288@N00/sets/72157623766401644/with/4639598609/ Regards Mikey
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    Scribbans Bakery

    Here's an ad for Scribbans-Kemp at Smethwick https://www.flickr.com/photos/36844288@N00/4804155311/
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    Lewis's Department Store

    A grand advert for Lewis's c1930 - bigger scan on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/36844288@N00/4849675404/
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    Midland Red Early Days

    Re: Welcome (and Apologies) Mikey! Here's a fine 1930 ad for the Midland Red - bigger scan at Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/36844288@N00/4849054269/
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    Midland Red Early Days

    Re: Welcome (and Apologies) Mikey! I've been rumbled! Yes, I am one and the same - and there's no problem linking to the sets as that is the general idea! I'm glad you enjoyed them - and I'll try sorting some other stuff and post them here and Flickr!
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