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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Moseley School of Art with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A thread about the former pupil and pioneer pop artist, Peter Phillips, is in the link below. Some former pupils of Moseley School of...
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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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