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    brummy-lad replied to the thread Long Acre.
    I agree Mark especially considering they are taken on the move. What is most noticeable on some images is the concentration of industry...
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    brummy-lad replied to the thread Long Acre.
    A better view of No. 85.
    • long-acre-aerial-#85-1934.jpg
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    brummy-lad reacted to mikejee's post in the thread ancestry outage with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Mind you that applies a lot of the time
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    brummy-lad replied to the thread Long Acre.
    Thanks Mark will check that, I did find it quite confusing relating the OP photo to the aerial view
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    brummy-lad replied to the thread Long Acre.
    An aerial view from 1934 showing No.85, I'm not sure which is No. 85 but if you know which is No. 85 from the photo originally posted...
    • long-acre-aerial-1934.jpg
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    brummy-lad reacted to Mark Tooze's post in the thread Long Acre with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Got these 2 wartime images - don't know if of any help?
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    brummy-lad reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Summer Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Slightly older map - c1887
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    brummy-lad replied to the thread Long Acre.
    Can't find an image at the moment but here's a 1950s map showing position of #85.
    • long-acre-#85.jpg
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    brummy-lad replied to the thread Summer Street.
    Summer street 1905
    • summer-street-1905.jpg
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    brummy-lad replied to the thread Icknield port road.
    An aerial view of the rear of the house.
    • icknield-port-road-#109-rear.jpg
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    brummy-lad reacted to A Sparks's post in the thread Clissold Street Hockley with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I've just found this entry from the Scottish Shale company on the Lamp Works in Clissold Street, not quite sure what the connection with...
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    brummy-lad replied to the thread Icknield port road.
    Aerial view from 1947 showing #109
    • icknield-port-road-#109.jpg
    • icknield-port-road-map.jpg
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    brummy-lad reacted to Janet Hunt's post in the thread Brickworks with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This site lists many brick works around the UK Part 4 is Birmingham...
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    brummy-lad reacted to MWS's post in the thread Brickworks with Appreciate Appreciate.
    From somewhere about here perhaps, you can see the square of the chimney marked to the left of the building (map flipped)...
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    brummy-lad reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Brickworks with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Below is a photo of Smart's brickworks, in Stonehouse Lane, California, together with a map of them from 1901. I am not sure exactly...
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