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    Richard Dye reacted to Lemonella's post in the thread Jowett Javelin with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I remember my dad having this make of car, he took me to school in it some days and he had many cars that were mostly black, as was the...
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    Richard Dye reacted to Stokkie's post in the thread Jowett Javelin with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I was in the scouts with lad whose family were Jowett enthusiasts in the late 60s early 70s. A fabulous looking car and I remember those...
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    Richard Dye reacted to PA739's post in the thread Trolley buses with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Six of the very first trolley bus chassis made for Railess Traction Co. Ltd., were built here in Birmingham by Alldays & Onions...
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    Richard Dye reacted to Lloyd's post in the thread Trolley buses with Appreciate Appreciate.
    From 'Tramway & Railway World', 1922 WHAT the Tramway & Railway World, London, considers the most important service of Railless trolley...
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    Richard Dye reacted to MWS's post in the thread Birchfield House Perry Barr with Appreciate Appreciate.
    There are number of mentions of Birchfield House for sale in the papers. One in 1850 lists "...three lower rooms, ten chambers...
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    Richard Dye reacted to Jason Ellis's post in the thread Birchfield House Perry Barr with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Birchfield House (or just Birchfield) was the family home of glass manufacturer George Joseph Green from at least 1834 to 1841. At the...
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    Richard Dye reacted to Martyn's post in the thread Canal toll houses and points with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Kings Norton Toll House is at the end of my latest walk if you fancy some exercise:
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    Richard Dye reacted to Radiorails's post in the thread Sarehole Mill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    It is a word that I am quite familiar with. It is common in Devon where the language has been used before the onset of influx of folk...
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    Richard Dye reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Sarehole Mill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    1950s map showing mill stream and pond
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    Richard Dye reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Birmingham buses with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A rather nice-looking Daimler B bus on a trip to the Lickeys in 191
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    Richard Dye reacted to OuterCircleBus's post in the thread Birmingham buses with Appreciate Appreciate.
    When it was withdrawn, it was bought by a company in Lancashire who used it as a "Wedding bus". it had been restored but painted in the...
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    Richard Dye reacted to johnduffy's post in the thread Kynoch's I M I 1950s Onwards with Appreciate Appreciate.
    That’s my uncle Joe Parry 2nd in from the right ( wearing glasses ) lived in Halford rd. until the late 60s, then moved up Perry Common...
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    Richard Dye replied to the thread Sarehole Mill.
    Thank you Mike, that insight much appreciated! I find that we can learn so much from the origin of words. At least from my perspective…
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    Richard Dye reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Sarehole Mill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    According to the OED, the earliest use of the word was in Middle English in 1279. It probably comes from the Old English word gelǣt...
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    Richard Dye replied to the thread Sarehole Mill.
    Saw used the word “leats” which I have no familiarity with. I did Google for clarification. Learned something today! Do you have any...
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