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    A Sparks reacted to mw0njm.'s post in the thread Dunlop with Appreciate Appreciate.
    when i was there in 1970s the base stores. was on the (ponderosa as we called it) and office block was on holly lane
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    A Sparks reacted to mw0njm.'s post in the thread Aston Hall with Haha Haha.
    i would not go in there again at night if it was flood lit :eek::eek:
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    A Sparks reacted to Stokkie's post in the thread Aston Hall with Appreciate Appreciate.
    "For the festive season, Aston Hall will once again be lit up by LED candlelight for its Christmas by Candlelight tours. From Friday 12...
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    A Sparks reacted to lmr3103's post in the thread Aston Hall with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I went to one Candlelight evening in December about 15 years ago. It was magical but also the coldest night of the year brrrrr! Luckily...
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Swifts Cottage Erdington with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Pity we don't know more about this cottage. Maybe someone took a photo before it disappeared. Church Road and Moor End Lane don't join...
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Curzon Hall Suffolk St with Appreciate Appreciate.
    An account of the 'Shakespearean' stained glass windows installed in 1924. Source: British Newspaper Archive
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Lucas Sports Ground with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Ladies Tug-o-war 1939. GK5 - holders of the challenge cup. Source: British Newspaper Archive
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Witton Barracks with Appreciate Appreciate.
    RWR Bren gun carrier unit at Witton Barracks. Source: British Newspaper Archive
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread H Sheppard, Grocer Erdington with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Is this #10 Erdington High Street ? Appreciate if someone could check directories please. Thanks.
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread High Street Erdington with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Quite a different view today where these shops were on Erdington High Street, St Barnabas Church would be to the right.
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Dunlop with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Tram outside Dunlop premises, possibly 1940s/50s ? The building is now put to another use, but still standing (edit no longer standing...
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread H.P Sauce Birmingham with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Personally, never liked the smell ! If the windows were open on the bus, it took a while to clear. Very pungent. Source: British...
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Old Birmingham Repertory Theatre with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A short snippet about the Theatre just before opening in 1912. Source: British Newspaper Archive
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    A Sparks reacted to Enel's post in the thread Newhall Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    8 Fascinating. The red circle is where Canterbury house now stands. This was my place of work during the seventies. Further up appears...
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Newhall Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    So this is now #85 Newhall Street. Today, the building that replaced it is now Canterbury House (thanks Enel) and is University student...
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