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    MWS reacted to Suzanneiom's post in the thread Iommi family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    So that’s about 5 children now? But only two survived , Michael & Carmen. I’m actually speaking to Eleuterio’s great grandchildren in...
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    MWS replied to the thread Iommi family.
    Just found another son of Eleuterio born before he emigrated, Caramenucci, birth listed as Zommi 1907. Not sure what happened to him but...
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    MWS reacted to Richard Dye's post in the thread HS2 progress 2020 and beyond with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I think you/they need to put the brutal facts on the table and cast opinions aside. Look at the Chunnel, 30 years on and it’s still not...
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    MWS reacted to Dionysius//88's post in the thread Don Street, Winson Green with Appreciate Appreciate.
    MWS when walking from Harding Street which was my sisters house the street didn't look that bad when you knew you were heading to the pub
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    MWS reacted to mw0njm.'s post in the thread Our childhood toys with Appreciate Appreciate.
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    MWS replied to the thread HS2 progress 2020 and beyond.
    Don't think it's going to be finished before 2035 and with the amount of money already spent it has to be finished no matter what the...
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    MWS reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Great Western Arcade with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Interior view of deserted Great Western Arcade looking north towards Colmore Row and entrance to Snow Hill Station…2020. (Birmingham...
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    MWS replied to the thread Iommi family.
    All family trees have these problems to work out - women who have illegitimate children who take their step father's name, or put their...
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    MWS reacted to Morturn's post in the thread HS2 progress 2020 and beyond with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I would say that the biggest problem HS2 has is how poorly the idea was marketed. The promise of shaving 20 minutes off a train journey...
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    MWS reacted to Suzanneiom's post in the thread Birmingham market handbook 1980 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Some pages from the handbook.
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    MWS replied to the thread HS2 progress 2020 and beyond.
    I'm sure it will, to who though I'm not sure. And what will the unintended consequences be?
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    MWS reacted to A Sparks's post in the thread HS2 progress 2020 and beyond with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Wow .... amazing piece of engineering! I wonder how much was spent on that though? I really hope the whole HS2 construction is going to...
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    MWS reacted to ChrisM's post in the thread Brummies who moved to the USA with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I'm really grateful to you, MWS and Janice, for picking up the baton and providing all that information about my great-aunt, Mary...
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    MWS replied to the thread HS2 progress 2020 and beyond.
    Here's a youtube video about the viaduct over the Lawley Middleway but also gives some good info/views of the surrounding works...
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    MWS reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Iommi family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    we all started out at novices..i have only been researching for myself and helping others for about 17 years and have at least 5...
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