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    Stokkie replied to the thread new peaky series.
    I was interviewed for a role copywriting and recording adverts on a local radio station and was told firmly that listeners didn't...
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    Stokkie reacted to John L's post in the thread new peaky series with Haha Haha.
    Tommy Shelby was born in 1890 and given that this new series is set in the 1950s, he would have been in his sixties by then. He appears...
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    Stokkie reacted to Astoness's post in the thread new peaky series with Appreciate Appreciate.
    this may interest peaky fans...set in the 50s this time...
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    Stokkie reacted to A Sparks's post in the thread Speedway. Perry Barr. with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Article on the BBC website this morning.. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y802rxgz9o :(
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    Stokkie reacted to mikejee's post in the thread HS2 Archaeology with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The piece was presumably written at the beginning of the project, when it would go to Manchester
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    Stokkie reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread HS2 Archaeology with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I would agree that Archaeologists sometimes jealousy guard their findings. Some professions such as the medical, police and law even...
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    Stokkie reacted to Morturn's post in the thread HS2 Archaeology with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I am confident that everything has been measured and photographed. However, the issue I raised with the HS2 Park Hill Cemetery...
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    Stokkie reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Weoley Castle quarrey with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This photo is marked The Old Quarrey, Weoley Castle Square 1935. Cannot see any trace , unless there was something between Barcheston...
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    Stokkie replied to the thread HS2 Archaeology.
    I'm sure everything will have been measured and photographed. MOLA are a respected commercial archaeological contractor. But this is...
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    Stokkie replied to the thread HS2 Archaeology.
    Lyn, I imagine there will be plenty of analysis of the remains for signs of disease and industrial injuries. It is often possible to...
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    Stokkie reacted to Astoness's post in the thread HS2 Archaeology with Appreciate Appreciate.
    yes stokkie permanent so never to be seen again...i dont know...the worlds oldest preserved roundhouse engine shed with concrete...
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    Stokkie replied to the thread HS2 Archaeology.
    https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/preserving-archaeological-remains/appdx5-cs1-curzon-street/ The Round House...
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    Stokkie reacted to Heartland's post in the thread HS2 Archaeology with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Wellwick Farm near Wendover was mentioned in 2024 as an important site, but in Birmingham there have been sites of industrial interest...
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    Stokkie reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Rotten Park Engine House / Pumping Station with Appreciate Appreciate.
    “The Rotton Park Reservoir, with some eighty acres of water surface, was constructed by Telford to supply the improved canal. These...
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    Stokkie replied to the thread Lancaster makers of cameras.
    Thanks Mike. Appreciated.
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