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    John L reacted to BrummieGeoff's post in the thread New Street City Centre Birmingham with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A very interesting annotated sketch of the top end of New Street dated 1814 that shows the Panorama and Post Office .... and other...
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    John L replied to the thread Erdington.
    There are some posts on page 1 of a previous thread "Station Road Erdington" from Morturn (post #4) and Alberta (post #20) that refer to...
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    John L replied to the thread Witton Road.
    I believe so. There wasn't the room inside the local shops for a pram, the customers and the shopkeepers to serve inside, so prams did...
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    John L reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Factory Where Tony Iommi Worked in Aston with Appreciate Appreciate.
    looking at it its not much of a walk from the crown at station st..maybe get someone to take a photo of yourself outside the building...
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    John L replied to the thread RIP OZZY OSBOURNE.
    We watched "No Escape From Now" on Paramount+ yesterday. It covers Ozzy's final years very well, particularly the barriers that he...
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    John L reacted to 1299's post in the thread RIP OZZY OSBOURNE with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Ozzy's Book is Out Now. " Last Rites ". Birmingham gets quite a few mentions (As expected) and covers upto and after the Villa Park...
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    John L reacted to Frothblower's post in the thread ERIC , cookie273 aged 95 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    So sad to hear about Eric’s passing. What a lovely man he was. Thank you for your lovely paintings you did for me. Bet you will be doing...
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    John L reacted to lmr3103's post in the thread ERIC , cookie273 aged 95 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A long life well lived I’m sure but still very sad news. RIP Eric.
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    John L replied to the thread ERIC , cookie273 aged 95.
    Sad news, Eric will be much missed. His art captured a moment in time and each city scene that it featured. My thoughts are with his...
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    John L reacted to Richard Dye's post in the thread ERIC , cookie273 aged 95 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    So very sorry to hear this news! I loved his paintings and his style.The fact that he would paint the same picture at multiple times, I...
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    John L reacted to mikejee's post in the thread ERIC , cookie273 aged 95 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I am so sorry to hear this. He was such a nice man. If only more people were like him in the world. I am the owner of seven of his...
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    John L reacted to Morturn's post in the thread ERIC , cookie273 aged 95 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    That is sad news indeed. He was a very talented and prolific artist who painted numerous scenes in and around Birmingham. He would often...
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    John L reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread ERIC , cookie273 aged 95 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    In his memory, some may like to revisit and enjoy Eric's work. https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/forums/cookie273uks.444/
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    John L reacted to Astoness's post in the thread ERIC , cookie273 aged 95 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    this is such bad news but thank you for finding out alberta i knew something was not right because eric is always on the forum ...a lot...
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    John L reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread ERIC , cookie273 aged 95 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Eric at the 2023 Easter meet
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