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    A Sparks posted the thread Peter Phillips, artist in Famous People Of Birmingham.
    This article was on the BBC Birmingham website today and, as I didn't recall the name Peter Phillips, I looked for further information...
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    A Sparks replied to the thread Birmingham Newspapers.
    Nice article about the Sports Argus from the BBC Birmingham website... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cze2r133d7lo
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    A Sparks reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Birmingham in 1960s with Appreciate Appreciate.
    what i like about todays clothes is there is no definitive fashion so no pressure to wear one style of clothing...at least for the...
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    A Sparks reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Kynochs with Appreciate Appreciate.
    entrance to the works
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Horse Fair with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This was when the Horsefair was known as Brick Kiln Lane (photo c1870s/80s). It shows the junction with Staniforth Street.
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Street furniture with Appreciate Appreciate.
    First time I've heard these referred to as 'finger posts'. Source: British Newspaper Archive
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Bull Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This one is described as a recess in Bull Street (c1870/80s). I've added a drawing of Bull Street to show its position - left of drawing...
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Bull Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A c1870s/80s view similar to the photo in post #436 but showing more premises on Bull Street. Why were the windows covered ? Was it...
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread W T Avery scales with Appreciate Appreciate.
    1930s Avery's staff annual dinner. Source: British Newspaper Archive
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Birmingham 1838 - 1938 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A concise summary of Birmingham over 100 years. Source: British Newspaper Archive
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    A Sparks reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Erdington postmen heroes remembered with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here we are folks. Lyn kindly sent me the video and I have cropped a few images.
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    A Sparks reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Witton with Appreciate Appreciate.
    “In the middle of the 19C Witton was the remote and hardly-known hamlet.” Witton was the hamlet that was chosen to site the percussion...
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    A Sparks reacted to poker_pete82's post in the thread Rea Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I came across this lovely pic that shows The Anchor public house.. it's taken from Bradford street but shows a little of Rea street in...
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Witton with Appreciate Appreciate.
    From a hamlet with a few mills and streams and a manor house to an industrialised suburb of Birmingham and location of a substantial...
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    A Sparks reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Erdington postmen heroes remembered with Appreciate Appreciate.
    many of you will know the history of this postal memorial plaque...it had been sited at the NMA for 10 years but was removed a couple of...
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