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    Morturn reacted to mikejee's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I think this is a cropped version of the one below of the Powell bakery
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The next few picture I have put in one post they are of pub/ club outings from 1920's hopefully someone may have better copy , I have...
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We can just see the road barriers on the left these are the continuation from the previous photo. We are now in St. Michaels Road -...
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Next we move to Piers Road Handsworth - and what looks like a depot - road closed with those red and white wooden barriers and a few...
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We have now moved on to Roll 65 and the first picture is a request - where , what and why Horse drawn delivery carts, lots of bunting...
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    Morturn reacted to mikejee's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A better copy of the photo at post 2054 is here
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    and last off this roll The Fountain Inn Farm Street Aston, taken in August 1961, love the symmetry, 5 windows across the top - door...
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We are back in the city again September 1957 and this is the corner of John Bright Street Navigation Street, imagine having a corner...
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We now move to Barr Street and go back to 1958 and rather a stark image - did my best to save it :grinning:, at least you can see the...
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This is Ward Street looking from Tower Street, no real landmarks to confirm this , plenty of bricked up buildings though and I like the car.
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We are back in the City Centre for the next few - Looking up Albert Street off Dale End in February 1961, imagine parking there these...
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Next we have some industrial buildings - Moorsom Street and Ashford Street, or so my list says - although this may be one of the...
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The next few are added for interest (!) as the quality is not amazing and the description is vague . This is Powell Street and Summer...
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    Morturn reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Kings Norton with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here is a photograph of the Old Bell pub , at 5, The Green Kings Norton, also shown in the postcard on post 64. The landlord, James...
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    Morturn reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Hockley Hill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    well dave blooms was at the corner with guest st so here are 2 more first one is dated 1961 second one dated 1954 as you can see in 54...
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