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    Cecil Street and Ladypool Road : Newbie needs advice

    How do I find out the house history ? If there a particular site or government department ? Any idea when the houses were demolished ?
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    Cecil Street and Ladypool Road : Newbie needs advice

    Was that at 15 Cecil St ? or nearby?
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    Cecil Street and Ladypool Road : Newbie needs advice

    I think that it was Bishops Fancy Goods, sorry but don't remember much more.
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    Bishops Fancy Goods and Bishop Radio and Tv

    Looking for info on my grandads shop on Ladypool Rd and my uncle radio shop in the Northfield area.
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    Bus Chassis

    I remember seeing a lot of chassis being driven around those guys would be bundled up like Scott going to the Artic I remember them being driven on the motorway ,health and safety would love it now a days.
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    Cecil Street and Ladypool Road : Newbie needs advice

    I have no idea, I was around 5 ish about 1957. Strangely my younger brother and I saw what we called "the blue man".I know this sounds odd,but we did not know that someone had hung themself there until many years later . I am interested in the history of the house and identity or at least story...
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    Cecil Street and Ladypool Road : Newbie needs advice

    I am trying to find information and preferably photos of my grandads shop in Ladypool Rd and our old house in Cecil St ,Hockley . I would like to fine some history of the Cecil St house, in particular a suicide that took place at sometime . Any leads or advice on how to proceed would be greatly...
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