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      A Sparks reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Allison Street. with Appreciate Appreciate.
      78, Allison Street, (Grade II Listed Building) https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1334953?section=overview
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      A Sparks reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Ephraim phillips ltd with Appreciate Appreciate.
      Here are two photographs of Ephraim Phillips from another thread, and a drawing of the factory c1920
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      A Sparks reacted to lmr3103's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
      Thanks for that Sparks.
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      A Sparks replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
      Probably Pollyanna's? Pollyanna’s was a wildly popular 1970s nightclub located on Newhall Street, situated just a short walk from Great...
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      A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
      We now move around to the famous Hockley Underpass - constructed many years before the road was actually constructed but a bit of...
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      A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
      Heading back towards the roundabout and the new road layout with lots of traffic lights.
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      A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
      Moving back now to the redevelopment around Icknield Street, ( have a look at #1,945) and we now see the road as it looks like today.
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      A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
      We now look further up Cornwall Street and again we can see the wide variety of building up the road , grand premises most double...
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      A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
      We now turn around and look at the other end of Cornwall Street, another corner building with a turret type building stone window...
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      A Sparks reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Alder Road with Appreciate Appreciate.
      Two photographs of damage in Alder Road in the tornado of 2005
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      A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
      next we have a general view up towards Colmore Row, showing the wide variety of buildings note the modern building at the top of the...
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      A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
      Bit further up and we come to the corner with Cornwall Street, fine building with so much happening, from the left, entrance with almost...
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      A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
      We now have a name long gone Bradford and Bingley Building Society - this became a Bank and then was nationalised in 2000 with its...
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      A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
      We now move around the corner into Newhall Street and a selection of picture showing the variety of building styles along this road. We...
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      A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
      We now move onto Roll 74 - We start with a view of Great Charles Street - not sure much has changed here, a grey wet Birmingham day in...
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