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    Bolton Road, Small Heath

    I'm no expert but i think number 29 is the one in blue on this map opposite Dixon rd school which still stands today
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    Bolton Road, Small Heath

    HI denise56 sorry no Barry on my family tree, though i did go to Dixon rd school 59-65 we lived in Bordesley Park road. Michael
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    Bolton Road, Small Heath

    Bolton road, also from the Mail.
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    Bolton Road, Small Heath

    This is a 1970s pic of cooksey road small heath (from todays Mail) The entrance to cooksey avenue can be seen by the third car on the left and the other entrance/exit is by the lampost on the left.
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    General Wolfe Public House

    This must be the one of your house
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    MY FIRST/SECOND GRANDCHILD

    C0ngratulations to you and your family Lyn. Michael.
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    Bier Keller

    PIC of Bogarts from their face book page Bier keller down stairs, rock venue/pub top floor went to both, Back then. You can just make out bogarts before the yellow sign. Michael.
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    Forum Donations

    Donation Made. Michael.
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    They Were Caught In Our Old Street Pics...

    A free on line Edition of the Evening Mail is also available six days a week, from the app store or google play store.once you install, it updates every morning. I think its only for I pads and Android devices though. Michael.
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    Map Request

    tilton rd showing the royal george on the left and tilton rd school at the end and the houses on mike,s maps on the right.
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    Royal Warwickshire Regiment

    Hi Matahari this is an enlargement of the article in post 142 originally by zuluwarrier, I think this may be what you are referring to, unfortunately it doesn't mention B Guest. Michael.
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    Small heath

    Hi all, Here's a 1979 A to Z map of the newly cut Bolton rd as you can see it has nothing to do with the upper part of Bordesley Park rd which ceased to exist around 1970 and a google view of the bolton rd extension with mount pleasant on the right, it seems the bottom part of bordesley park...
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    Small heath

    Hi redken I have to disagree Bordesley park rd was still there when I left in 1968, in the early seventies bolton rd was extended up to arthur st and herbert rd along a different line and BPR was no more. all the best Michael.
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    Birmingham Cinemas

    Here it is just before albert st,and new meeting street,
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    Sandy lane bordesley

    Great photo Lyn, Would be great if one of them kids recognised them self. Michael.
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    Royal Warwickshire Regiment

    Hi shoes 100, William,Marion, and Ernest are also on the electoral roll for 1927, Living at 55 brandwood road. you can access the electoral roll on Ancestry, from the home page click on card catalogue on the right,then click on, census and electoral rolls on the left,then scroll down to...
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    Royal Warwickshire Regiment

    Hi Shoes100, I'm certainly no expert, but I have done a search on ancestry.co.uk for you, but I'm afraid to no avail, I think if you was to give some more detail like who their parents were, who their wives were,and where they were living in 1911 so they can be found on the census, you may get...
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    Bolton Road, Small Heath

    Great Photo's lescos,of your family.and bolton road.
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    The Duke of Cornwalls War diary

    Thanks for your comments Vivienne, This map and aerial photo were also from the diary Caudescure church can be seen at the bottom of the photo, and here are two contemporary views, Hard to believe such Horror happened in such nice country side. Michael.
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    The Duke of Cornwalls War diary

    This is an account of the fighting on the 12th and 13th of april 1918, where my uncle William Emery Pte 9105 of the D.C.L.I. received a fatal wound,he died two days later on the 15th april 1918.There were many casualties. Michael...
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