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BrummieGeoff replied to the thread King Edwards Grammar School Camp Hill.A photo of the first King Edwards Camp Hill Girls' School building that was used from 1881 until 1891. It was on the Stratford Road next...
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BrummieGeoff replied to the thread Sparkhill.A wonderful sketch map of Sparkhill dated c1805 that I haven't seen posted before. I've annotated it with present-day road names, and...
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Thanks Geoff ! So the Malt Shovel lost the upper storey, that must be why it was referred to as 'ruins'.
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BrummieGeoff replied to the thread Hill Street.Viv: your newspaper cutting in Post #149 does show the same ruined site in November 1940. Here is a clearer copy of the photo. The far...
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BrummieGeoff replied to the thread Hill Street.Pre-war and post-war photos of the Malt Shovel site at the junction of Hill Street and John Bright Street.
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BrummieGeoff reacted to denisg's post in the thread J. Jeffs and Co. - seeking information with
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BrummieGeoff replied to the thread Warwick Road, Tyseley.I notice that Toney Cox also had a garage/dealership at 723-725 Stratford Road, Sparkhill .... on the corner of Greswolde Road. I...
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BrummieGeoff replied to the thread Warwick Road, Tyseley.Here's a photo of the garage at 581 Warwick Road, Tyseley dated 1952 .... next to the Working Men's Club. It may be earlier than David...
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Interestingly alongside the farming equipment and livestock it lists "Brewing Utensils". So even in 1812 there seems to be both going on.
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BrummieGeoff replied to the thread Robin Hood Hall Green..... and Bentley's Directory of Worcestershire 1842 lists William Hemus of Robin Hood as a Victualler. So I guess he was probably a...
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BrummieGeoff replied to the thread Robin Hood Hall Green.The available information about the Robin Hood farm/inn is confusing. The 1843-47 tithe map and apportionment data describe the site as...
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Will see if I can investigate that. Newspaper reference in 1812 to Robin Hood Farm near Shirley Street
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BrummieGeoff replied to the thread Robin Hood Hall Green.Looking at old maps of the Robin Hood (aka Six Ways) area, it appears that the Robin Hood Farm site was previously identified as the...
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