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    Morturn reacted to John L's post in the thread Gravelly Hill Gravelly Hill North with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Salford Bridge around 100 years ago, looking in the other direction on Gravelly Hill, with Slade Road to the right and Tyburn Road on...
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    Morturn reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Bromford Cafe Bromford Lane with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I'm posting this view to replace the missing photo originally referred to in post #1. The late Phil had also posted the photo to another...
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    Morturn reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Steam Trams with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Dec 1882, The Birmingham and Aston Steam Tramway. (The Builder)
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    Morturn reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Spiceal Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This photo is labelled as a passage off Spiceal Street.. If one looks at the 1886 and 1950s maps, both seem to indicate only one passage...
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    Morturn reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Aston Villa club history with Appreciate Appreciate.
    An old picture taken at a reserve game, unknown date. I remember being at reserve game around that time, when they used to put the away...
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    Morturn reacted to Gerry Cannell's post in the thread Coldstream Guards with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I was going to say lots of Happy memories.....but .... Thanks for posting all these blasts from the past. Here is another picture for...
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    I think your right Viv it was Gravelly Hill prior to being completely demolished to make way for Spaghetti Junction. The car on the left...
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    Morturn reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Gravelly Hill Gravelly Hill North with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This postcard is labelled 'Gravelly Hill', but is it Gravelly Lane given that it's signposting Perry Common off to the left ? Can't...
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    Morturn reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Constitution Hill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I think this might have been on the opposite (west) side of Constitutuion Hill to the shops mentioned in post #2. Wondered if the Taylor...
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    Morturn reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Constitution Hill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Is this the group Pedro, near the junction with Henrietta Street ? So well preserved. In fact, there seems to have been quite a lot of...
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    Morturn reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Photo Help Please with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Thanks Pedro, the faces and features are much better. Wondering if the location is Exmouth ? Might have changed, this would have been...
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    Morturn reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Lawley Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Jan 1889. Lawley Street Accident. (The Builder) The Coroner’s verdict was Manslaughter and Swift, a sub-contractor, was sent for trial...
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    Morturn reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Soho Road Handsworth with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Seems that a new Woolworths replaced the old one on Soho Road - located almost opposite Tara Lane.
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    Morturn reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Seeking Info on A. P. Perkins with Appreciate Appreciate.
    In 1927 a patent granted to Copeland-Chatterson Co. Ltd. Stroud. For improvements relating to card index systems. GT Millard, patent...
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    Morturn reacted to Suzanneiom's post in the thread Volunteer Headstone Cleaning with Appreciate Appreciate.
    My dad and I were working on the head stone today and this little robin sat and stayed with us the whole time :)
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