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    Birmingham & Euston Train Times Postcard (L&NWR).

    Birmingham & Euston Train Times Postcard (L&NWR).
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    George Gosling's - Ye Olde Pie Shoppe - Smallbrook Street.

    George Gosling's - Ye Olde Pie Shoppe - Smallbrook Street. Address in Trade Directories given as 1 and 75 Smallbrook Street.
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    Birmingham Fire Brigade Stations - (1911-1916) Locations/Personnel Numbers/Appliances.

    Birmingham Fire Brigade Stations – Locations/Personnel/Appliances list taken from the 1911-16 BFB Annual Reports. (Some locations are areas rather than specific thoroughfares). A Division Upper Priory 33 Personnel, 1 Motor Turbine Escape, 1 Motor Tender, 3 Steam Fire Engines, 1 Turntable...
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    Heath Picture Palace/Heath Cinema - Washwood Heath.

    Heath Picture Palace/Heath Cinema - 222 Washwood Heath Road.
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    Kingstanding Police Station - Kingstanding Road.

    Kingstanding Police Station - Kingstanding Road. (Police Station on right).
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    • Forum: Police
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    Thornhill Rd Police Station, Handsworth (view along Golds Hill Rd)

    Side view of Handsworth Police Station on Golds Hill Rd, Handsworth.
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    Ward End Park House

    Ward End Park - Posting a few replacement/new pictures. #18 Ward End Park - House - c1911 #19 Ward End Park - House #20 Ward End Park #21 Ward End Park - c1907 #22 Ward End Park - 1920s
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    Hodge Hill Common

    Hodge Hill Common Postcards Hodge Hill Common - c1916
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    Police Aided Asociation

    Birmingham City Police - Police Aided Association - December 25th 1923 - Postcard
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    • Forum: Police
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    Beautiful Birmingham - Postcards

    Beautiful Birmingham - Title of 2 Postcards Meant to be slightly humorous, but still part of Birmingham History.
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    Aston Fire Station - Ettington Road

    Aston Fire Station - Ettington Road - c1922 This date is more likely to be 1924. The foundation stone was laid 26 June 1923. The official opening was 19 November 1924. The Station would have only just opened after moving from Chester Street, Aston.
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    • Forum: Fire Service
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    N.H.S. Spectacle Frames / Glasses

    Does anyone remember choosing Spectacles from this range. (-OO-)
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    World War 1 - Wills Online Service

    The World War 1 - Wills Online Service has just become available. The information listed is for soldiers who died while serving in the British armed forces between 1850 - 1986. (some of the links listed in newspapers and online newspapers do not currently work) The link for the website is...
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    Bus Accident - Spring Hill 16 March 1949 - Conflicting number of Deaths in reports.

    Hopefully someone can clarify the actual number of Deaths in this Bus Crash. (Were the number of Deaths 10 or 1) The birmingham.gov.uk website gives the following information - On March 16th 1949 a number 8 bus crossing Spring Hill from Monument Road into Icknield Street, collided with a fire...
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    Henrietta Street Ambulance Station

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    Aston Fire Brigade - Pictures - Turn of the Century

    #1 - Aston Fire Brigade - Machines, Horses, Manned at Headquarters #2 - Aston Fire Brigade - A Few of the Trained Horses #3 - Aston Fire Brigade - Officers #4 - Aston Fire Brigade - Steamers Ready for Action
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    • Forum: Fire Service
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    Birmingham Fire Stations

    Edit. Please note there is a separate Central Fire Station thread here https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/central-fire-station-hq.25493/page-13#post-585953 Birmingham Fire Brigade - Birmingham Fire Station Pictures 1955 - Part 1 Acocks Green Fire Station 1955 Bordesley...
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    • Forum: Fire Service
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