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      Dinger reacted to rob693's post in the thread Wimpy Bars in Birmingham with Appreciate Appreciate.
      Yes, I remember it as being further up New Street, closer to Victoria Square.
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      Dinger 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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      Dinger reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Brickworks with Appreciate Appreciate.
      could be stonehouse lane houses in the distance mike lyn
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      Dinger 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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      Dinger replied to the thread Brickworks.
      I'd say its looking in the exact opposite direction - the houses are the older houses that line Alwold Road - with the "Rifle Range"...
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      Dinger replied to the thread Wimpy Bars in Birmingham.
      There used to be a cafe up that end of New Street I used to frequent in the late 70s and early 80s that had the "look and feel" of being...
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      Dinger replied to the thread Broad Street Civic Centre.
      Excellent - Pretty sure the model still exists and was on display in Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery when I last visited (about 6...
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      St Chads has an under croft - been many years since I went on a tour on an open day - worth an enquiry
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      Dinger reacted to Dionysius//88's post in the thread City Centre pubs with Appreciate Appreciate.
      Sorry Steelhhouse Lane , good job your awake
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      Dinger replied to the thread Bartley Green..
      Cheers Peter. I talked to my brothers about it today - They remember it as also being used as a scout hut in the 1960s and early 70s. -...
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      Dinger reacted to Pedro42's post in the thread Bartley Green. with Appreciate Appreciate.
      Thanks Dinger- That's exactly how I remembered it. I'm amazed that it has lasted so long!! We lived in the newly built council houses in...
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      Dinger replied to the thread Bartley Green..
      Hi Peter - was it perhaps next to the Bartley Green football club building? - I seem to remember notices in front of it announcing...
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