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    Where is This? Garages #20

    High Street, Deritend?
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    Where is This? Garages #20

    Digbeth?
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    G & S Brough Shoemakers. Camden St

    There is still a G & S Brough, in Leopold Street Birmingham, used to be in Commercial Street (By the Mailbox) very old established company manufacturing gaskets, and leather goods (seals)
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    Chamberlain Square - The Changing Face

    Cannot see what all the fuss is about..... We gained a Macdonald's and Wetherspoons out of it didn't we ...... ;-) wheres me smilies gone?
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    Not Birmingham, but interesting... (London Blitz)

    LONDON (AP) — Rare color footage of the bomb damage inflicted on London during World War II has surfaced on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the Blitz. The dramatic footage shows the destruction of several London landmarks, including the flagship John Lewis store on Oxford Street. The film...
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    clinton street

    There is a fair bit on Bryant Street but nothing on Clinton Street, a few images of the area though... https://www.ted.rudge.btinternet.co.uk/id24.htm
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    Whitesmiths

    Whitesmith From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search A whitesmith is a person who works with "white" or light-colored metals such as tin and pewter. While blacksmiths work...
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    BATES Edwin Samuel born circa 1874

    Re: Edwin Samuel BATES born circa 1874 This MAY be the family. 1911 census transcription details for: 200 Barrows Road Sparkhill Near Birmingham...
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    Norman Street Winson Green

    Just a link astonian, pleased it may be of help, but the real stars of the site are you and others who never fail to come up with wonderful information to help new posters.
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    Norman Street Winson Green

    Go to Ted Rudges site, Winson Green & Brookfields, Go to Winson Green, then Streets, scroll down to Norman Street, there is sadly no old photographs, but a few recollections from people that lived in Norman Street. https://www.ted.rudge.btinternet.co.uk/id24.htm
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    Site Of The College Of Food And Domestic Art What Was There Before

    Looks like one of Fredericks children also carried on in the licensed trade, this time at Five Ways, Broad Street. 1911 census transcription details for: Five Ways Inn 148 Broad Street Birmingham...
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    Site Of The College Of Food And Domestic Art What Was There Before

    Amazing.... Cannot help much with the Bowkett family, as I only noted the parents of Frederick Bowkett (Thomas Bowkett 1814 & Catherine Blackburn 1804, I think) and his siblings Thomas 1835, Julia 1843, William 1831& Henry 1837, but if you want further information on the Arkless family please...
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    Site Of The College Of Food And Domestic Art What Was There Before

    Frederick's late wife Mary Elizabeth Arkless 1841/1883 was my great great aunt... The children, First Cousins Three times removed, Small world :-)
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    Site Of The College Of Food And Domestic Art What Was There Before

    So did my relatives in 1891, Snap... 1891 census transcription details for: 31, Shakspeare Inn, Summer Row, Birmingham National...
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    Norton's of Key Hill

    Here is one more image for you.... I have no idea at all why image will not load, tried 3 times, file uploaded, but then disappears, will try again later.
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    WW1 Army Service Question

    Hi Suzanne, George Street West? Lived in George Street West most of their lives, I will have to check my records for 118 though, I know for certain 72 @ 89, but 118 rings a bell, leave it with me, sounds promising Suzanne. Dibs. Yes, in 1921 when their daughter Doris Elizabeth was born they...
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    Tower cinema, West Brom

    Carters Green in Earlier Years
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    Online Gutenberg Library: A Description of Modern Birmingham, 1818 by C Pye

    This article has been posted a number of times over the years John, but saying that we have a great number of new members and they will not have seen the posts pointing this article out. Dibs.
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    Birmingham Civilian War Casualties

    Most kind Colin, all bookmarked again. Many, many thanks.... Dibs.
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    Birmingham Civilian War Casualties

    Would SKS please be kind enough to post the link to the Birmingham Civilian War Casualties web page, I lost my bookmark and searches under google have proved fruitless, I think it came under "Barras" ? Thank You. Dibs.
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