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    Godber reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Cotteridge with Appreciate Appreciate.
    An old and new view of Pershore Road. St Agnes Church in view (built 1903 but demolished in the 1980s). Quite a few of the shops are...
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    Godber reacted to stars's post in the thread Cotteridge with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Hi A couple more to look at The tram Terminus Pershore Rd Cotteridge The Tram Yard Ctteridge 1952 Stars
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    Godber reacted to stars's post in the thread Cotteridge with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Hi I thought i would add a few photos of the area, enjoy Tramcar Pershore Rd Cotteridge 1950 St Agnes Church pershore Rd...
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    Godber reacted to Keith R's post in the thread Typhoo Tea Bordesley Street Digbeth with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Brilliant that people can again live around here - probably Millionaires though. Just keep the graffiti merchants away.....
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    Godber reacted to Keith R's post in the thread Typhoo Tea Bordesley Street Digbeth with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I know ...I used to work all around here for years....still a few back to backs when I started.....these are portrayed as the pits but...
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    Godber reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Bull Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    lower bull st 1886..on the left is the old lamb house c 1600 as you can see it was badly damaged wen the previous owner mr pole hung 16...
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    Oh…don’t start me off, Keith. What is it with the graffiti in Digbeth? Not the inevitable “tagging” by the feeble minded which is the...
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    Godber reacted to Alberta's post in the thread Green parrots in cemetery ? with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I don't know about this cemetery but there are loads of green parakeets around Chelmsley , Kingshurst and Castle bromwich, they started...
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    Godber reacted to Maria Magenta's post in the thread John Drinkwater with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I'm putting this here because of his connection with the Rep. The latest journal of the Friends of the Dymock Poets has a very long...
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    Godber replied to the thread John Drinkwater.
    A poem he wrote has stayed with me ever since I read it (I think it was in a text book called Touchstones) at school some 45 years ago...
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    Godber reacted to Morturn's post in the thread Brass and metal Manufacturing with Appreciate Appreciate.
    If your referring to the two conical objects they are dust cyclones used to suck away sawdust and wood shaving from machinery. They are...
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    Godber reacted to PoJo's post in the thread Brass and metal Manufacturing with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Morturn is correct with his reply, but I would add - From left oil tank ? Looks like there might be a boiler in the adjacent room with...
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