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    Morturn reacted to Mark Tooze's post in the thread Galloways Chemist with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Oh boy - would I have liked to have been let loose in here! A photographers dreamland....... Now replaced by some stone steps and the...
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    Morturn reacted to Stokkie's post in the thread Maps of Back to backs in Birmingham? with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I've never seen such mapping or annotation. Back to Backs were built all over the city and as @brummy-lad said were occupied in some...
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    Morturn reacted to brummy-lad's post in the thread Maps of Back to backs in Birmingham? with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The Victorian back2backs were still around into the 60s/70s. I have never come across any data like that as they were dotted all over...
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    Morturn reacted to Neil M's post in the thread The Great Stone Northfield with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Both maps above mark the Old Rectory and it's shown below in the 1920s along with two passing gents who remind me of Vladimir & Estragon...
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    Morturn reacted to Keith R's post in the thread The Great Stone Northfield with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I noted that the Moat lasted a long time but is now Old Moat Drive...
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    Morturn reacted to Radiorails's post in the thread Galloways Chemist with Appreciate Appreciate.
    At the age of 16+ my family decided that we would move to Devon. For a period of six weeks I was drafted to Stoke-on-Trent, I presumed...
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    Morturn reacted to Keith R's post in the thread The Great Stone Northfield with Appreciate Appreciate.
    How it looked in 1882.....
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    Morturn reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread forgotten memories of the 1960s with Appreciate Appreciate.
    For those who recall milk bottles with cardboard tops here are some school milk bottles with cardboard tops. I definitely don't remember...
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    Morturn reacted to Neil M's post in the thread Kings Norton with Appreciate Appreciate.
    About Kings Norton Park. In October 1920, 25.5 acres of land at Kings Norton between West Hill Road and Pershore Road were purchased by...
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    Morturn replied to the thread Steam Locos.
    John, no apologies needed the project has undergone a number of changes and U turn over it lifetime. I spoke to a guy a while back who...
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    Morturn reacted to John L's post in the thread Steam Locos with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Sorry Morturn you are 100% correct. Old Oak Common will be the first London HS2 station to open in 10-13 years time and work is now...
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    Morturn replied to the thread Steam Locos.
    I thought the original plan to Euston was scrapped by the previous government, but was then reinstated. The tunnels from Old Oak Common...
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    Morturn reacted to mikejee's post in the thread forgotten memories of the 1960s with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The cardbosrd tops fitted into grooves at the too of the bottle which I remember, though could be wrong, had wider top than later foil...
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    Morturn reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Galloways Chemist with Appreciate Appreciate.
    corner of victoria square and colmore row..some nice inside shots lyn
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    Morturn reacted to John L's post in the thread Steam Locos with Appreciate Appreciate.
    My son travels between New Street and Euston to his home in London quite often and I'm sure that he would agree, that particularly on...
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