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    Harry lucas school

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    Personal Recollections of Birmingham and Birmingham Men 1877 by E Edwards.

    This is a very interesting read on Birmingham men and can be downloaded FOC. (when you have the time). https://www.gutenberg.org/files/18821/18821-h/18821-h.htm
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    Research help needed...

    I can only quote what I learned a few years ago re the Dark Ages of Birmingham 'Research would include inter-relationships between medieval parishes claimed to be fragmented remains of earlier parochial places and other land units'.
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    Research help needed...

    Tinpot there has been and that was where 'land continuity' comes in which land units survived from one era to another which involved archaeology, topography and place named evidence but of course it needed documentary research. With all the ongoing developments taking place, they may unearth...
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    Research help needed...

    Birth of Birmingham unfortunately took place during the foggiest of times which was rightly named the Dark Ages and from which there was a lack of written records. There was a theory from Sarah Wager (historian) regarding land continuity. I dont know whether anyone is able to research that.
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    St Thomas' Church Bath Row near Granville Street

    https://www.search.birminghamimages.org.uk/Details.aspx?&ResourceID=8252&PageIndex=13&SearchType=2&ThemeID=185
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    St Thomas' Church Bath Row near Granville Street

    Have a look on here https://www.search.birminghamimages.org.uk/Details.aspx?&ResourceID=8225&PageIndex=13&SearchType=2&ThemeID=185
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    Humorous And Interesting Newspaper Stories about Birmingham

    Alfred Fewbrell.
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    Dentistry past and present in Brum

    Dental Hospital. Ugh the mask over the mouth. I broke my front tooth when I was 8 and they covered it with a silver looking tooth, then they replaced with a plastic tooth which looked just as ugly, my mom asked them to do a 'proper' tooth they refused and said I might fall over in the...
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    Does this help credit Historic England
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    There's Regents Row but thats off Warstone Lane
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    Humorous And Interesting Newspaper Stories about Birmingham

    Ford Street
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    Viewpoint

    You will be able to see it on ITV Hub until Sunday
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    Hacketts of Blackheath.

    I have Hackett, Willetts and Danks in my family tree but I cant find a connection (yet). This site is excellent for the black country and certainly have helped me in the past. www.genealogyforum.co.uk
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    Evacuation Of Children World War 2

    This is a magazine called Sentinel from Icknield Street Boys School 1939 on their evacuation to Cinderford.
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    Camps visited by Birmingham youngsters

    If a new thread is started I can put all 8pages on
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    Camps visited by Birmingham youngsters

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    Camps visited by Birmingham youngsters

    Does this help at all?
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    Camps visited by Birmingham youngsters

    Icknield Street boys school went to a Summer camp 1939. Their Sentinel magazine is 8 pages long, and this is just 2. .
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    Camp Hill

    How weird, but do you think the modern photo looks different for Fulford Hall looking at the chimneys?
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