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    Morturn replied to the thread aston sheds.
    I recall there was a ramp off Long Acre next to what I think was a car dealership
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    Morturn replied to the thread Lickey Hills.
    Here is a map of the West Midland rail consessonary travel map. Its a couple of years old now and I am not aware of any changes other...
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    Morturn replied to the thread Birchfield Road Perry Barr.
    That looks super and I can imagine a lot of work went into doing it.
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    Morturn reacted to Barbara Tarbuck's post in the thread Birchfield Road Perry Barr with Appreciate Appreciate.
    thought you might like a 60's hair do. I used to have all the latest. styles
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    Morturn reacted to MWS's post in the thread Beasley Blythe Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I would have said the first photo shows the correct side the street and no. 59 was the first house that appears to have a single window...
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    Morturn reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Beasley Blythe Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    found these photos...think no 59 is visible in photo 3 but looks to be demolished in photo 2..photo 1 shows the other side of the...
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    Morturn reacted to MWS's post in the thread Birmingham 1838 - 1938 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    With a high infant mortality rate lowering the life expectancy figure it tends to give the impression that there were very few old...
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    Morturn replied to the thread Birmingham 1838 - 1938.
    I completely agree that there were old people, i spend quite a lot of time in cemetery's and am always amazed to see the grave marker of...
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    Morturn reacted to Dinger's post in the thread Lickey Hills with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Definitely the Old Rose and Crown on Rose Hill in the Lickeys - Thiese photos illustrate just one of the many points that identify it as...
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    Morturn replied to the thread Birmingham 1838 - 1938.
    You are calculating the average for people who survived to age 5. But life expectancy includes everyone. If you are on a lifeboat with...
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    Morturn reacted to MWS's post in the thread Birmingham 1838 - 1938 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Assuming that average of the children who didn't reach the age of 5 was 2.5 then the life expectancy of everyone else was a touch over 60.
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    Morturn reacted to Keith R's post in the thread Birmingham 1838 - 1938 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    An obvious observation is that when the NHS came along average life expectancy would have shot up.......so many dying in infancy earlier...
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    Morturn reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Railways in/close to/associated with Birmingham with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Five Ways Station in 2008, over 100 years later than Mark’s picture.
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    Morturn reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Then & Now with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Wheeley’s Lane and 2 Bank Middleway 2008-2025, not much difference in 17 years.
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    Apologies for delay in posting folks - very busy weekend - I will try to post more stuff this week!
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