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    Chapel House St. No.s 13 & 18

    Can anyone tell me where abouts No.s 13 & 18 Chapel House St, Deritend were, around 1904 in relation to the Junction with Green St and Bone Yard ? and was it still only around 50 yards long, or did it include some of Birchall St at the time ? A map would be a great help.
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    Unfortunate business names.

    We have all seen Bodgit and scarper, robin B'stard etc. But i Just passed a shop on Bristol Rd called 'Ashkan Quality Meat' When we were kids, some of the old neighbors called the Dustbin the Ashcan. Also saw a Shoe repair kiosk once, cant remember where, probably not in Brum but it was called...
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    Oh well said Nell

    Our mom was fond of saying "Oh well, said Nell" which was quite a common phrase among old folk when I was a lad. Sometimes followed by " The holes in my ass will never get well" But who was Nell ? Another was " You dont know hay from a bulls foot", or was it A from a bulls foot ? once or...
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    Stranger On The Shore. Tv Serial

    I keep hearing the tune lately. Do I remember right that it was originall the theme tune to a short lived TV series about an aupair living with a middle class family, or maybe even a soap ?
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    Coat of arms BMAG, wot no hammer ?

    I drove past the rear of the Museum today, Great Charles St. at least I think of it as the back. The entrance that used to have a Buddha type statue outside anyway. Above the doors theres a carving of the Bham Coat of Arms, but where there is usually an arm wielding a hammer, theres what looks...
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    Little Green Lane/Storrs Place.

    Driving along Little Green La today for the first time in donkeys years. I noticed Storrs Place, just before the school on the opposite side. Could be my memory, but I'm sure that it wasnt there when I was a kid. But Storrs Place does ring a bell, it was around there somewhere. Possibly...
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    Picture Palace green Lane.

    Spotted this on ebay. Just wondered if anyone on here knows anything about it.
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    Good reason to join the RAC

    Good reason to join the RAC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8927Zu1GZk&NR=1
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