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    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Back to the Gas holders - so we have a rough idea where we are - electrified rail line and a new road going off to the distance - not...
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    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This time we are in a similar location to previous pictures - high rise etc - this makes it look like it is set in a waste land though
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    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This image is more recognisable Gas holder - bridge over a canal but we are the wrong side of the road sign to confirm the location -...
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    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I am afraid I have no ideas of locations in this area they may be near each other of totally separate, nice sunny day - with a hint of...
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    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The next view is of a number of high rise flats - the properties as the back left I recognise (over towards Duddeston?) , lot of road...
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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 57, these last two rolls have been quite small as there were lots of pictures of a vehicle run ( lorries busses...
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    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Turning back round we return to the industrial buildings seen earlier, giving a glimpse of what the area may have looked at the turn of...
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    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    and turning a bit further we are looking down New John Street , the previously mentioned Texaco petrol station on the right and four...
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    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Turning round we can see a wider view of the New John Street / Summer Lane junction, lots of cones and plenty of the old style wooden...
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    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We now start heading back towards Hockley on the inner ring road - work is still ongoing but most of the infrastructure is in place...
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    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We have now followed the new inner ring road down to New John Street West and Summer Lane and the the Texaco garage , in the process of...
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    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We now move to the other side of the bridge and see how big the building site is - there are barriers and piles of rubble everywhere...
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    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    and a final closer look at the site and we can see in this picture that there is work to both sides of the road and they are loading and...
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    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Moving down Icknield Street we can see the work to remove the buildings and embankment, we can also see the the bridge across the road...
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    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Another location - hop over to Hockley and Pitsford Street to see how the inner Ring Road is coming along, we are now back to see the...
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