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    Record shops in Bham

    Found these today while attempting to clear the boxes out from the loft in my garage
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    Clothes & shoes of yesteryear

    Yes, Nelson House every Friday (pay day) to get a shirt or trousers , Oxford bags then Prince of Wales check, loafers, Jaytex shirts, which evolved to Ben Sherman, and Fred Perry.
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    Lost Birmingham streets and name changes

    Some lost street names of Bordesley Green, Small Heath, and Yardley area Source ABC of Small Heath and Bordesley Green
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    City Centre Photographs

    A quiz to identify areas of Birmingham https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/nostalgia/quiz-can-you-name-birmingham-27516230 Source www.Birmingham mail.co
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    RIP OLD MOWHAWK (phil)

    May he rest in peace
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    The canal under the Saltley Viaduct

    Attached link to some of the tunnels and bridges in and around Birmingham https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/gallery/birminghams-most-beautiful-bridges-tunnels-27460238 Source: www.Birminghamail.co.uk
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    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    I use to go there for a drink, as you say it was frequented by the Irish community (mostly employed on civil and utility construction ) sadly another pub lost.
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    City Centre Photographs

    A quick quiz to identify locations in Birmingham https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/nostalgia/quiz-can-you-name-birmingham-27495650 Source Birmingham live
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    ITS TINPOTS BIRTHDAY

    Happy birthday
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    Canals of Birmingham

    hello, the attached link shows the route of the canal, the picture I took show the view from the Aston University campus (Faraday Wharf) https://www.ukwaterwaysguide.co.uk/map/birmingham-fazeley-canal/digbeth-branch Source: UK Waterways guide
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    Canals of Birmingham

    Another picture showing the Lister St Bridge
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    Birmingham Fire Stations

    Picture taken yesterday on my walk from Lord Street to the city centre .The old fire station , clock not working / accurate
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    Canals of Birmingham

    Picture taken from the Great Lister Street bridge looking towards A38 / Pump Island
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    Canals of Birmingham

    Taken yesterday (10th) , have a few more of Birmingham will post them later.
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    Canals of Birmingham

    A picture of the Digbeth branch canal taken from the tow path looking towards the town, on a sunny day it is nice to see the canals and the greenery on the canal side.
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    Gosta green

    Attached a picture of the Sacks of Potatoes , taken by me today
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    Ghost signs of Birmingham

    Attached a picture I took today while having a walk through the City Centre, sadly not the Birmingham I remember. The wall is the Gosta Green opposite the Sack of Potatoes
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    Bull Ring 1930s - 1950s

    A link to Historic England website this link features the ‘The Rise of the Shopping Centre’ which highlights the construction of the Bull Ring by John Laing the then developers https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/archive/collections/photographs/shopping-centres-built-by-laing/...
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    Canals of Birmingham

    A link to an audio tour of the canals of Birmingham , Source Rivers and Canals Trust https://audioboom.com/posts/7767438-audio-tours-birmingham
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    The Crooked House at Himley

    That was my first thought !!
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