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    superdad3 replied to the thread Longbridge Factory.
    Have now carried out a bit more research on line and yes Crusader tanks were made at Longbridge although as Godber mentioned the main...
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    superdad3 reacted to Godber's post in the thread Longbridge Factory with Appreciate Appreciate.
    By the look of it that’s a Crusader tank, apparently they were built primarily at the Nuffield factory on Drews Lane. Can’t find any...
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    superdad3 replied to the thread Longbridge Factory.
    Came across this phot for sale on Ebay. Said to be tank assembly at Longbridge Plant about 1941. Never heard of that before [I knew...
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    superdad3 replied to the thread General Hospital Birmingham.
    May be of interest? New General Hospital Birmingham - China Milk Jug - c1880. An unusual commemorative jug believed to be showing the...
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    Perhaps see also River St/fazeley St Corner
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    superdad3 replied to the thread Birmingham Register Offices.
    Back in 1905 when Moseley was in the Kings Norton R.D. the local office for registering births & deaths was in Woodbridge Road. Perhaps...
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    superdad3 replied to the thread Birmingham Register Offices.
    As pointed out in post 6 above, after 1837 Regisitration was based initially on Poor Law Union areas. There were originally four...
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    superdad3 reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Moseley Village with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Moseley memories. Source: British Newspaper Archive
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    superdad3 replied to the thread Cars.
    Never been a car "buff". My present car is a Ford Focus Ghia all of 21 years old! A lovely car - never let me down. Before that for many...
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    superdad3 reacted to Mark Tooze's post in the thread Scams via telephone, email 2026 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Remember folks - every time you hear of a company's data being "hacked" this can be one of the results. Data is sold on the open market...
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    superdad3 replied to the thread Armstrong, Stevens & Son.
    Many thanks Mike. Just briliant. Wonderful example of Georgian architecture. What a shame that this and so much of the Gun Quarter was...
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    superdad3 reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Armstrong, Stevens & Son with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The best I can do is the photo below, mainly of no 16, but part of no 15 is seen on the right
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    Armstrong, Stevens & Son Ltd. Came across this on ebay and did a bit of simple research on line. Firm was founded in 1835! with...
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    Heathfield Road Maternity Hospital site extended through to Finch Road which [partly] ran parellel to Heathfield Road. Have attached map...
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    superdad3 replied to the thread Farm Road Sparkbrook.
    View of Farm Road from Stratford Road. About 1900[?] Christ Church in the distance.
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