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      Mark Tooze reacted to paul stacey's post in the thread The Railways with Appreciate Appreciate.
      I remember that station very well, from the late fifties, used to go to Sutton park, a lot on the 2 coach diesel, from New Street I...
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      Mark Tooze reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
      Next view, and completing the circle this is the view towards Broad Street, taken before the regeneration took place and all the...
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      Mark Tooze reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
      back again and still in Gas Street, continuing with the 360 degree view and this time we are looking towards the James Brindley pub...
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      Mark Tooze replied to the thread The Railways.
      Couple more from the Midland Railway Site:- Sutton Coldfield Station - guessing 1940s to early 1950s as platform roof is still intact:-
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      Mark Tooze replied to the thread Hockley GWR Station.
      I had an appointment at the Bham Treatment Centre and I took my cameras as I planned to photograph Dudley Rd Hospital before it is...
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      Mark Tooze reacted to A Sparks's post in the thread Hockley GWR Station with Appreciate Appreciate.
      That's great, how lucky you were passing and had your camera!
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      Mark Tooze replied to the thread Hockley GWR Station.
      There are also remnants of a walkway at the right edge of the site:-
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      Mark Tooze replied to the thread Hockley GWR Station.
      Finally bits of close up details from around the site:- Rusting door lintel over the boarded up entrance:- Similar lintel over the...
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      Mark Tooze replied to the thread Hockley GWR Station.
      Next the passage which was behind the station building and led to the platform stairs - this was originally covered and traces of the...
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      Mark Tooze replied to the thread Hockley GWR Station.
      Inside the room behind the second open doorway:-
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      Mark Tooze replied to the thread Hockley GWR Station.
      Next - this is inside the doorway nearest Icknield St:-
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      Mark Tooze replied to the thread Hockley GWR Station.
      Change alert!!! Hockley Station forecourt is now being converted into car parking with electric charging points - the front wall is down...
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      Mark Tooze reacted to Colroy07's post in the thread Canals of Birmingham with Appreciate Appreciate.
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      Mark Tooze reacted to Limes's post in the thread birmingham 1969-73 with Appreciate Appreciate.
      St George's in the fields by Thomas Rickman (whose tomb in the old church yard is the last thing left standing) picture dump
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      Mark Tooze reacted to Astoness's post in the thread birmingham 1969-73 with Appreciate Appreciate.
      brilliant thanks limes...yes i can see aston hipp now...missed it earlier.i think the colour photo shows us the extent of demo that went...
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