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    • SteveBhx
      SteveBhx reacted to Eric Gibson's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Wow Wow.
      There's a coincidence, I was in Home bargains in Monmouth yesterday and noted the checkout lady had a Brummy accent, she told me she was...
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      SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
      Roll 48 is the last of the current " processed images" I will have to go and crop and tidy a few more rolls but may process then post so...
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      SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
      so back onto the Lichfield Road and the last on the roll, plenty of work going on, on both sides of the road, allowing for the road...
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      SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
      Next we move to Portland Street turned around and looking down the road to the Manor Tavern, and here we have sense of normality and a...
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      SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
      Next we cross the road to Upper Portland Street, again there are many differences while the area on the left is a showroom the right of...
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    • SteveBhx
      SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
      The next few images are the redevelopment of the Lichfield Road in 1991, first thing is this is a single carriageway, to fix the...
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      SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
      Last bus image for the moment described as special at the bottom of old Dale End and Coleshall Street in 1960, as always in the middle...
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      SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
      Next image is shown for interest as the quality is not good and also shows what is often the starting point of the images - a photo of...
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      SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
      Described as " coming down High Street Deritend ", that is all I have to offer I am afraid, the area is quite different from today, note...
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    • SteveBhx
      SteveBhx reacted to A Sparks's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
      Only making a guess here - the clothes look like from the 1940s? Also, it looks like the Market Hall is without the roof and the windows...
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      SteveBhx reacted to Alf Rogers's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
      Great photos, Steve! Yes, the mark I Ford Capri dates the photo to 1969 or later, while the Datsun Cherry on the right was launched in...
    • SteveBhx
      SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
      Thanks Mikejee just shows no pictures are "new" and the outcome of taking photos of photos, I / we appreciate you taking the time to...
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      SteveBhx reacted to Radiorails's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
      A nice photo. post 1804, of an AEC Regent which was new in December 1930. It has a new appearance. It was an AEC before Daimler became...
    • SteveBhx
      SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
      Back to bus images - slightly different, turning out of High Street into Vicarage Road Kings Heath - on the outer circle route , we...
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    • SteveBhx
      SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
      To make a change from buses here are a couple of pictures of the old market hall , taken in 1920 and rather poor but give an idea of the...
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