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    Humorous And Interesting Newspaper Stories about Birmingham

    Oh dear :worried::laughing:!
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    Old street pics..

    I don't think so?
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    Old street pics..

    The Bank building was a Waterstones, Hudsons bookshop was a bit further up New Street on the same side of the road, after the Hotel and before the Piccadilly Arcade.
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    Old street pics..

    It was a Waterstones bookshop in between.
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    Clissold Street Hockley

    Interesting to see the larger area map As I mentioned in post #13 Clissold was the name of a family in my area of London and Myddleton and Rosebury which are adjoining street names were also prominent north London families.
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    Sutton Coldfield

    Just seen this posted on FB by Birmingham Archives re Sutton Coldfield Library ... An update on the #SuttonColdfield archive transferred from Sutton library to here in Summer 2025. All the archive is here and our Archivist is making good progress in assessing documents and updating catalogues.
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    RIP ALBERTA

    Very sorry to hear that news :( My condolences to her family and friends. RIP Alberta
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    Artists Who Painted Birmingham Landscapes

    Not a very kind description of Brum ;)!
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    Birmingham City Hospital officially closed Nov 2024

    I thought those rooms with the wooden panels were great too! I hope the oak will be reused in other ways, I imagine it's worth some money.
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    Golden Lion Cannon Hill

    A bit more about the Golden Lion this morning.. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crq5xvn74381o
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    cluedo

    A new collectable Cluedo 50p coin has been minted... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckx2zdj4166yo
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    proposals for rackhams

    An article from the BBC Birmingham website this morning... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckjw5xn34edpo
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    Moseley Road Baths

    An article from the BBC Birmingham website this morning.. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm9862l9kzngo
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    Birmingham Funded Lifeboats - James Pearce - Caister

    Interesting article, so it's still a mystery of most of the life of James Stevens!
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    The Ice Cream Man

    I visited the London Canal Museum at the back of King's Cross Station this week for Heritage week which was interesting. The building is next to a canal Wharf and was originally for ice storage, the ice was shipped over from Scandinavia and stored in a large basement area. There was a display...
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