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    brummy-lad reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Burlington street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    hi marc here is a map showing no 84 next to the metal works..what was your grans name and when did she run the corner shop..we maybe...
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    brummy-lad reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Birmingham Street Name Origins with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Some pre-industrial, rural Birmingham references. Source: British Newspaper Archive
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    brummy-lad replied to the thread Cato Street.
    Hi Tom, this is a link to an 1855 map, it is labelled as Cato Street at this date. https://maps.nls.uk/view/260802714
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    brummy-lad replied to the thread St Marys School Wills Street.
    This from 1950, right on the edge of the image.
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    brummy-lad replied to the thread St Marys School Wills Street.
    Just found this one, again poor quality but shows the front of the school (1948).
    • wills-street-school-aerial-1948.jpg
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    brummy-lad replied to the thread St Marys School Wills Street.
    Hi Lyn, sorry it's taken so long, this is the only aerial view I can find, the school is in the centre of the image but very poor...
    • wills-street-school-aerial-1939.jpg
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    brummy-lad reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread 230 Read's Court, Aston Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Further progress from 1871 census. Read's Court is listed between 97 and 98 Aston Street but only seems to be numbered as 1 to 7 John...
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    brummy-lad replied to the thread 87 Cornwall Street.
    not sure if you are aware the building is still there an google maps. Can’t add a picture from my iPad though
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    brummy-lad reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Alcester Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    thats great john at least we have aerial shots..this is the only photo i can find and its not that good dated 1938 lyn
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    brummy-lad replied to the thread Alcester Street.
    Another aerial view from 1937.
    • alcester-street-aerial-1937.jpg
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    brummy-lad replied to the thread Alcester Street.
    An aerial view from 1935. Looking at the BARRA site their was a WWII bomb death at No. 115, this probably accounts for the disappearance...
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    brummy-lad replied to the thread Alcester Street.
    Sorry Lyn nobody had replied when I started looking and I posted the maps, it normally says if there have been replies.
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    brummy-lad reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Whalton or Wall with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I too looked through Bakery Building names and did find a.widow Ann Wall but couldn't connect her to any of the names we wanted. I will...
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    brummy-lad replied to the thread Alcester Street.
    I suspect it would be in the area circled.
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    brummy-lad replied to the thread Alcester Street.
    Hi and welcome to the forum. These are links to Alcester Street maps 1950 and late 1880s. I think the house numbers remaines sequrntial...
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