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    Irving Street

    I was born in 1958 in loveday street . Then taken home to the 3rd house past that tree . We left there as there were 5 kids and we only had 1 bedroom and 1 attack room. But all our neighbours were fantastic. Had the best bonfire down the end of the yard in front of the toilets. I remember the...
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    Worcester Street

    Then they demolished and built the rotunda.
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    Duddeston House

    Just taken this from 1 of my many Birmingham history books . This section was from Birmingham museum & Art gallery Duddeston Hall and Vauxhall Gardens Once the Holte family had moved to Aston Hall, the manor house at Duddeston was used as a home for the Dowager Lady Holte and the successive...
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    Duddeston House

    Duddeston Hall was the medieval moated manor house of the Holte family before their move to Aston Hall in 1631. The site in Hindlow Close may well be the location of 'Dudd's farm' This information is widely known but it would make it a lot older than duddeston house , Devon street . also it...
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    Bull Street

    Crockford grove Bull street old shop ready for demolition 1905. New shop built 1907 picture from 1910.
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    Dingley's Hotel

    Dingleys hotel 1905
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    Jail On Bradford Street

    The only city centre one I have ever heard off was . The moor street public rooms and prison. Pictures show back and front. Build around 1805 picture 3.
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    Castle Vale

    And a couple of the pubs I lived in used a couple of the pubs . As I had a couple of mates there in the 1970s to 1990s.
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    Castle Vale

    Building Castle vale 1960s
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    Canals of Birmingham

    I think it was the removal of Baskerville basin.
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    Canals of Birmingham

    Just a couple of pictures starting with a map showing the corner of Broad street and easy row before memorial hall and after. Ignore blue circle obviously.
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    Bull Ring 1930s - 1950s

    The damage to st martins April 1941.
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    Snow Hill (the Road)

    Snow hill original timber station until 1906 then rebuilt between 1906 to 1912 in brick
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    Dudley Road

    Yarnolds ,the milky bar and Rayleigh bike shops Dudley road looks like 1950s
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    Wellington street, Winson Green

    Railway inn wellington street Winston green .
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