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    oldjoe reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Next up is taken on trust from the list so I am open to assistance, this is the " new " Crossed Guns High Street Kings Heath - I have...
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    oldjoe reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This picture is The Towers, but did not show on my list taken soon after opening - (possibly) , very clean building and site but in the...
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    oldjoe reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    again apologies if I duplicate a posting let me know and I will tidy up. My lists tell me that this is the site of the Maypole, which...
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    oldjoe reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    First tonight is the Ivy Bush Inn on Hagley Road, rather an imposing view with the large lamp with its supporting iron work, the painted...
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    oldjoe reacted to Brasscaster's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Arthur Black (General Smiths) (posts 1678-1680) was located at 107 Steward Street. Arthur died in January 1957 but his business...
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    oldjoe reacted to Astoness's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    here you are steve a now shot and a find job they did of the restoration lyn...
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    oldjoe reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Last one for tonight and again no location although it may be Steward street and may be 1950's and this is a scene we no longer see, the...
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    oldjoe reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Now if I am a correct, from the previous image if we turn 180 degrees we come to this view. Chadwick Engineering three storey brick...
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    oldjoe reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I seems to recall this next image but feel for the atmosphere alone it bears repeating- we are on the corner of Well Street , Barclays...
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    oldjoe reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This next image has a bit of personal history attached - firstly location as you know without me telling you is Great Hampton Street...
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    oldjoe reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    As you may recall we are used to informative captions which you then fill in for me and I update the caption - this is one of them -...
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    oldjoe reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    So it doesn't take much of a leap of faith to work out that this must be the interior of the previous building , very much from the...
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    oldjoe reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    It helps if you look through the roll first - next we have this closer view of "Arthur Black " who now has a full name and an updated...
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    oldjoe reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    First a few gap fills from Roll 28, most on this Roll are repeat of repeats but this first one is a bit unusual, as is usual there is...
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    oldjoe reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Good evening and OMG have I been away that long. Firstly apologies I am well, have not been out of the country and have not lost my...
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