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    Morturn reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Kardomah New Street and Colmore Row with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This was how that stretch between Cannon Street and Needless Alley looked as per Mike's insurance map post #215 and before rebuilding in...
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    Morturn reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Kardomah New Street and Colmore Row with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The insurance map below is probably no help as it is from 1889, and likely ( ?) be before present building, but, according to my...
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    Morturn reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Kynochs with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Kynoch munitions at its peak 1880-1918….1918 employed around 20,000….war production and Government contracts. 1919 slump. Arklow plant...
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    Morturn reacted to ChrisM's post in the thread Kynochs with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I think that an answer to that complicated question would take up a full academic thesis or fairly dense book, Richard! (Which, in any...
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    Morturn reacted to Dinger's post in the thread What 3 Words with Appreciate Appreciate.
    There is another free app you can get called "OS Locate" - Released by the ordnance Survey. It will give you your location as a grid...
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    Morturn reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread What 3 Words with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A word of warning about What3Words if you’re walking or driving in remote areas: The app uses your phone’s GPS, so it can generate your...
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    Morturn reacted to Chunky AC's post in the thread What 3 Words with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I have been using it for a long long time, absolutely indispensable when out and about. Imagine you are out at night and breakdown! You...
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    Morturn reacted to Richard Dye's post in the thread What 3 Words with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Firstly, Mort you and Janice are way past your bedtime, it’s almost past mine and I am 6 hours behind you :)! & thank you, I am curious...
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    Morturn reacted to Richard Dye's post in the thread Kynochs with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Thank you Chris! What I don’t understand is why the city fathers didn’t fight (&win) to save some of those businesses or replacements...
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    Morturn reacted to devonjim's post in the thread What 3 Words with Appreciate Appreciate.
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    Morturn replied to the thread What 3 Words.
    Richard, in a nutshell some had this idea that you could divide the whole world up into 9-meter squares (correction 3-meter squares) and...
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    Morturn reacted to Richard Dye's post in the thread What 3 Words with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Thanks, that link was live! Still trying to understand the 3 word thing. Will try tomorrow…
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    Morturn replied to the thread What 3 Words.
    No just copy it and past it into the what 3 words map on the website https://what3words.com/pretty.needed.chill
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    Morturn reacted to Richard Dye's post in the thread What 3 Words with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Mort is that an active link?
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    Morturn replied to the thread What 3 Words.
    Absolutely, here is Proof House Junction on the Digbeth Branch Canal ///drift.fame.exit
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