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    The Bosted Boot

    Hi all I haven't been on the forum lately and I have a question, has anyone heard of a pub in Aston nicknamed THE BOSTED BOOT ? I would guess it had this nickname in the 1940s and 50s.
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    250 Newtown Row

    I don’t get much time on the forum nowadays, but I hope one of our members can help me. I am looking for the location of 250 Newtown Row as a family member had a tripe/coffee house there in the late 1800s.moss
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    Potters Field,Aston

    Mike if you see this post,I wonder if you could tell me where Potters Field was as i have a G G G Grandfather living there in 1851.Mossg
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    Picture restoration

    I hope one of you very talented people could please help with this badly damaged picture of my wife's great grandmother
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    More canals than Venice

    This film is well worth a look.It,s a one hour long film by Brummie film-maker Steve Rainbow.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiHI7m7fhl4
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    Erdington Tramway Terminus

    I wonder if anyone can throw some light on this one. In Wylde Green village there is a building that looks to have been an electricity sub station in the past,although i have been told that it was toilets at some point. There is a ghost sign above it but it is not at all clear as you can see...
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    Mitt Romney

    I have just found out that the maternal grandfather of US presidential candidate Mitt Romney was born in Birmingham. I wonder if Mike could pinpoint where house 3, 30 court, Carver street,Ladywood was? Moss
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    Birmingham Halfpenny

    This is a picture of a coin owned by a friend of mine.Can anyone throw some light onto it's origins?Moss
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    Medal

    I have recently been given three medals from WW1,i have been told they are family medals. Two i recognise as family but the third does not ring a bell at all.The inscription on the rim reads Pte W Simpson 14379 Royal Lancashire Regiment. Can anyone please point me in the right direction with...
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    Harding Street

    I wonder if anyone can help me?On the 1841 census my G.Grandfather lived in Harding Street in the parish of St George,I have scoured many old maps and i have not been able to find it's location.The next street shown on the census is Ormond Street so i assume it was near Summer Lane.A map showing...
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    Great Queen Street

    I am researching a relative in my family tree.In the 1871 & 1881 census their address was Gt Queen St, Worcester house,Birmingham.In the Municipal ward of Market Hall and the parish of St Jude. His occupation was a Fish merchant. Moss.
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    Woodman Easy Row

    I think Easy Row deserves its own thread, if only because of The Woodman. Moss. Edit. The images referred to are no longer available.
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    Witton Square

    Hi everyone, When i was younger most people refered to Witton circle as WITTON SQUARE. Does anyone remember it looking anything like a square? Moss.
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    Pet shop in Vyse Street 1950s.

    Does anyone remember there being a pet shop in Vyse Street? I dont know if my memory is playing tricks on me,but i am sure i can remember there being a pet shop on the right hand side just up from Gt Hampton Street.They even had caged monkeys. Moss.
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    Sandstone caves Tyburn Road.

    I have already asked this question on another thread,but i think that maybe it was the wrong place for it. Can anyone remember the sandstone caves on Tyburn Road near Salford Bridge? I have recently read that they were inhabited from 1490,and were used as air raid shelters during WW2. A picture...
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    Map of Summer Lane & Hockley

    Is there anyone who could upload a streetmap covering the above area? I would like to use it to cross reference pubs and other places of interest to me. I have started with this small map,and would like to cover a larger area. 1-The Dolphin. 2-The Justice. 3-The Geach. 4-St Matthias Tavern...
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    Glassworks in Hockley?

    Hello All, My G.Grandfather lived in Hospital St,Hockley & at the time of the 1881 census his occupation was a Glass cutter. I saw quite recently that there was a public house in Hospital St called the Glasscutters Arms. Does anyone know if there was a glassworks in the area? Maurice.
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    Round Hill Aston

    I wonder if anyone can help me? The 1851 census shows some of my ancesters living in Round Hill.Aston. Does anyone know where this was please? Maurice
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    Pump Tavern Montague Street

    Had a drink with a old pal yesterday,we were talking about pubs in old Aston.I mentioned a pub that used to be in the area just behind the King Edward & Church Tavern,in the Sutherland Street,Waterworks Street area,the name escapes me but The Pump rings a bell.My mate doesnt remember a boozer in...
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    Where is this?

    Do you know where this is? I must have walked passed it hundreds of times,and didn't know it existed until a couple of weeks ago. Maurice.
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