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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Going back around to the beginning we have the Post Office with its three shaped gables with finials on the top and roof top edging...
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Carrying on round we have this view which without the cars could have been taken any time in the past 100 years, corner shop with...
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Alpha Tower had window cills 3 foot off the ground if you were brave you could sit with your back on the window :laughing:
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I believe we have now gone round in a circle and are now looking up Witton Road, from the left we have a small house with a ghost sign (...
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I believe we are continuing around to the left and we now have this wonderful curved building, shame that the medical centre seems to be...
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    now onto Trinity Road with the Chemist on the corner, we have moved around to the left, the previous picture is just on the right edge.
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A more general view of the road junction to start a more close up view later - again no traffic and all looking tidy.
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Wizzing along on Roll 83 now - another bulk drop from January 1993, if there is something of note I will say or comment but my...
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Last selection off this roll is the Old Lucas building in Well Street / Bridge Street , not much to say so will let the picture do the...
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We have now moved into 1993 and this is the Old Holte pub, at the time looking as though it had seen better days. Grand building but sad...
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    and finally the main entrance in Moor Street
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Next we move to Orchard Road to view the demolition from there
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We now move to Roll 82 - bit of a jump as some fool had the idea at the start of picking rolls he liked rather than follow a sequence...
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Still in Adderley Road and we move to the old baths - says Norton Baths on the front - looking very tired, seems to be a very deep site...
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    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Last few off roll 78, first up the Adderley Arms corner of Ash Road and Adderley Road , few small lock up businesses , pub has double...
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