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    Morturn reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Middlemore Children’s Emigration Homes with Appreciate Appreciate.
    In 1937, one year before the date of the above pictures, Marjorie Arnison (10) was sent to Fairbridge Vancouver from Middlemore Homes...
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    Morturn reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread IN OUR GARDENS 2026 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I think some shrubs benefit from a harsh cut back every so often. I had/have a spiraea grown from a cutting my Dad gave me from his...
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    Morturn reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Aston Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul Aston Juxta with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Similar picture St Peter and St Paul parish church, Aston, near Birmingham creator: G.A. Thomason. 1891.
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    Morturn reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread 1960s & 1970s buildings with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Auchinleck House. (Skyscraper city.) Photo by Geoff Dowling, picture taken from vintages 26 Fascinating Colour Photos That Capture...
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    Morturn reacted to Astoness's post in the thread HAPPY EASTER with Appreciate Appreciate.
    happy easter to all of our members...have a lovely weekend and go easy on the choccies :) :) lyn
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    Morturn reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Birchfield Road Perry Barr with Appreciate Appreciate.
    not sure if this is a new one but better to have it twice...dated 1959 the train station is to the left lyn
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    Morturn reacted to John L's post in the thread Aston Villa history with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Villa have sadly lost two of our former players recently on 27th March Alex Cropley died aged 75 and two days earlier on 25th March we...
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    Morturn reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Edgbaston Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here is a a950s map showing the position of Edmonds at no 63 in blue, and Marlins grill at no 62 in red
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    Morturn reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Edgbaston Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Phyllis Nicklin took this photo of Edmond Bros, Fruit & Veg premises in Edgbaston Street in 1968. The street had obviously recovered...
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    Morturn reacted to brummy-lad's post in the thread Deritend Bridge with Appreciate Appreciate.
    An aerial view dated 1921.
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    Morturn reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Landor Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Below are two photos of Bollands Terrace. Landor Street. It is a little difficult to determine which terrace this is, but think it is...
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    Morturn reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Deritend Bridge with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A few features of the bridge were described in 1937. This section of the road has undergone many changes since that time, even to the...
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    Morturn replied to the thread Gas Street basin.
    It was interesting how she would visit the same site more than once and take another photo from about the same spot and occasionally do...
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    Morturn reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Gas Street basin with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Phyllis Nicklin captured the changing state of the Basin from 1961 compared with 1968. She must have realised that the state of the...
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    Morturn reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread How to Unwatch Thread with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Tap the "unwatch'" button at the start of the thread. It will have replaced the one you tapped to watch the thread.
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