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    A Sparks reacted to paul stacey's post in the thread Temple Row with Appreciate Appreciate.
    One of my enduring memories, aged about 8, is walking down Temple Row, after meeting my Uncle Joe, and Aunty Ivy, off the train at Snow...
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    A Sparks reacted to John L's post in the thread Costermonger pub with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The Cabin was where a lot of friends met up after getting off their buses, if we hadn't decided the previous night we had all gone out...
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    A Sparks reacted to BrummieGeoff's post in the thread Temple Row with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A fine photo of the Great Western Arcade entrance in Temple Row in 1941 .... after it survived the bombing that destroyed the buildings...
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    A Sparks reacted to Morturn's post in the thread Bull Ring 2003 with Love Love.
    A few years back I did a watercolour picture of our bull and donated it to a Birmingham charity.
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    A Sparks reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Costermonger pub with Appreciate Appreciate.
    hi pen the cabin was on priory circus. i was in there a few years ago but i think it was called the hairy lemon..not sure if its still...
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    A Sparks replied to the thread Bull Ring 2003.
    I wasn't quite sure where to put this article but it connects with this post on the new Bullring development. The artist's original...
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    A Sparks reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Costermonger pub with Sad Sad.
    i feel quite sad now that demo in under way at priory square...i used to love this little shopping area with of course many hours spent...
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread St Pauls National School Legge Lane with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The site was eventually cleared. And this is now in its place. The only reference to its past as an early school is the shape of the...
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread The Bond Fazeley Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This interesting industrial site has a varied history, up to its latest redevelopment as a hub for TV and film production. The link...
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    A Sparks replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    Yes, I think it's definitely in that area somewhere isn't it. I was guessing the Barbarella club bit, that was in Cumberland Street I think.
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    A Sparks reacted to Dionysius//88's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Yes I know that, but it would'nt be that out of the way I lived off Broad Street and I think it could be feasible .
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    A Sparks replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    Gosh I don't really know. You're probably right, I was just making a guess!
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    A Sparks reacted to Dionysius//88's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A Sparks looking closer there's a Hudson Edmunds in the background , my Kelly's 1966/67 has them in Sheepcote St what do you think ?
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    A Sparks reacted to Jeanhm's post in the thread ETAM’S BULLRING 1964 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This picture was taken for a competition offered in the Birmingham Planet newspaper issue April 22nd 1964 where the winner chose the...
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Perry Park with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The old 'leaky' boating lake renovation and creation of a water garden and enclosed paddling pool. Source: British Newspaper Archive
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