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    Keith R replied to the thread Bayley Charles William.
    UPDATE......RE; 1901 Census.....still trying to place Gertrude Dunhill ( Mom) and Gertrude Dunhill ( Daughter) and Charles William...
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    Keith R replied to the thread BAB,when are you too old to be 'Bab'.
    Lived all my life in Kings Norton/West Heath and never heard BAB until I started working in West Brom/Oldbury.........
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    Keith R reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    First tonight is the Ivy Bush Inn on Hagley Road, rather an imposing view with the large lamp with its supporting iron work, the painted...
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    Keith R reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Last one for tonight and again no location although it may be Steward street and may be 1950's and this is a scene we no longer see, the...
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    Keith R reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Now if I am a correct, from the previous image if we turn 180 degrees we come to this view. Chadwick Engineering three storey brick...
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    Keith R reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I seems to recall this next image but feel for the atmosphere alone it bears repeating- we are on the corner of Well Street , Barclays...
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    Keith R reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    As you may recall we are used to informative captions which you then fill in for me and I update the caption - this is one of them -...
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    Keith R replied to the thread Digbeth.
    Fantastic aerial view and really interesting...for me......the dog legged road through the centre is Oxford St and can see Coventry St...
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    Keith R reacted to Robbie's post in the thread Young offenders detention centre with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Hears another photo of myself. I presume I was probably about 14/15 in this photo, I was never in here for committing ANY CRIME. I...
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    Keith R reacted to johnny082's post in the thread Young offenders detention centre with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Welcome Robbie and thanks for your post. As Lynn says it was thought provoking and it is too easy to judge people. After 20 years as a...
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    Keith R reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Young offenders detention centre with Appreciate Appreciate.
    hi robbie and welcome... that is a very good post and also thought provoking.... sadly it is so very easy for people to judge and make...
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    Keith R reacted to Robbie's post in the thread Young offenders detention centre with Appreciate Appreciate.
    There's certainly nothing very romantic, or pleasant, about the inmates. Charming, As one of the boys that were on one of the units I...
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    Keith R reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Aston Hall with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Looks like the men by the trees are the ones that stole the FA Cup.
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    Keith R reacted to boilerman's post in the thread Aston Villa history with Appreciate Appreciate.
    From a blues fan, that was a brilliant gesture, shame the Jerrys didn't know their history
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    Keith R replied to the thread Berry Mound hill fort Solihull.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry_Mound
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