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old brum mag pics..

Astoness

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hi all..ive just been given some of carl chinns old brum mags dating back to 1993..the old brum was the fore runner to the now brummagem mag..ive only flicked through a couple so far but i am sure there are pics that hopefully none of us have seen before...i wont be able to scan them as the mags are the size of the old newpapers we had...will have to individualy take pics of those of interest with me camera and dowload them all...this will take me some time and i will make a start tomorrow....

lyn
 
I am really looking forward to seeing the photos, Lyn. Thank you for taking this much trouble to share with us.
Shirley
 
hi shirley...ive been sitting on my hands for the last 3 hours since i got them as i know once i start sifting through them i wont stop..lol..lets hope there are some pics that we havent seen before....will get them on asap....as always its my pleasure..

lyn..
 
You lucky, lucky girl Lyn, wish I was over there I'd be more than willing to give you a hand in sorting them out.... well reading them anyway LOL

Chris/Pom :)
 
Pom I am lucky too as mom used to collect them. So many people have asked to borrow them but once bitten as they say. I had an old ansells mag with some fantastic old photo's in and Pete took it to work as some of the blokes dads were in it. Guess what it never came back. Jean.
 
chris..i wish you were here too...ive just been given another 50 thats makes about 75 in total....like i say they are not the brummagem mags but the ones that came out before them..been busy today but i am dedicating the whole of tomorrow to it....

spose me fingers will be black again from the print..lol...

lyn
 
just had to make a start so here are a few to be going on with..sorry if the quality on some is not to good but they are old pics and old papers they come from...

lyn

looking towards vyse st...
 

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the assay office..
 

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j w evans...54 albion st..jewellery quarter.
 

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men at work at j w evans and women at work....
 

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men in an unnamed pub smoking from clay pipes
 

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the swan pub yardley..
 

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the kings head pub...allison st digbeth
 

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douglas copley....landlord of the wagon and horses coventry road
 

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the gt stone inn..northfield
 

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the lion and the lamb..1930s stoney lane/highgate road sparkbrook
 

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the black horse pub...park lane..aston
 

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cromwell st..nechells
 

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a view from yardley parish church
 

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church road..yardley
 

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Brilliant photos - love 'em!!!!!! More please...when you have the time of course (any time in the next five minutes will do). lol.
 
tame road floods...witton 1947
 

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this final one for today is a good example of why there was choice but to demolish some houses..totally unfit to live in.....

4 court..bagot st...it ran between lancaster st and aston road.

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lol charlie....there was another one but ive lost it.. so i wll take it again along with some more in the morning...glad you like the first batch....

lyn
 
great pictures Lyn. I think I'd seen very few before, the Stone one but I don't think any others
Mike
 
great..as long as you want them i shall keep em coming...mike i was hoping there would be some that we had not seen before given the age of the mags....who knows i may even find one of the vine inn...what a find for me that would be....

Lyn
 
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