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i am dubious about this caption which says ludgate hill on the left lionel st on the right..looking at the name on the plaque i think...

1864, The Builder.…

I had many a good pint in there in the early 60s

1960s New Street. The first image shows preparatory work for the Rotunda (left), and the second shows the emerging Rotunda building in 1965.

A couple of screenshots from the BBC 2 programme: The Home That 2 Built (episode 4: The Nineties and Noughties).

The Odeon in Kingstanding, most recently a Bingo Hall has just closed and is now 'at risk' :confused...

I went to a strict grammar school and was always being sent to the deputy headmistress , a very refined Miss (for the girls) for wearing...

We went to the Grand about 3 years ago for champagne afternoon tea. It was a wonderful experience. I keep meaning to go back. After...

I saved this cutting from the Sutton Coldfield News (October 1980) which recorded the closure of the signal box.

38 Calthorpe Road was not only remarkable because of three key figures, Peieris, Frisch and Fuchs associated with the nuclear project...

Coventry Airport (Baginton) formally ceased operations on Thursday 11th June 2026, officially opened in 1935.

Apparently there is a blue plaque on the Poynting Physics Building at the university that commemorates their achievement. The Spy that...

Pre Japans 2 extra Suns in August 1945 The USS Indianapolis The Inddey was carrying components for the Bomb on return journey to US She...

Interesting information and a new insight into Birmingham's role in the weapons programme. The house where Peierls and Frisch lodged is...

Here is a description as to how Birmingham contributed to the development of the atomic bomb...