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    Dockers Paints, Rotten Park Street, Ladywood

    Dockers Paints
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    US Base Pheasey Estate

    I have an excellent book by Fran and Martin Collins called 'They also serve who stand and wait'. A history of Pheasey Farms, US Army Replacement depot-sub depot of the 10th Replacement Depot 1942/1945. Lots of stories and photographs from people involved there. (Brewin Books).
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    GRO Records

    Some records pre war were destroyed during the war. But others are still there
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    Ghost signs of Birmingham

    There's a Mantons Jewellers in Stourport
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    HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY MIKEJEE

    Congratulations Mike on reaching 80 - I hope you are having a great day
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    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    I have the Lodge Road one.
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    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

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    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    Technically, I thought there was actually only 1 because all the others had their opening doors on corners of other streets?
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    The Boar House: Bull Street

    There is an earlier post 2013 on here regarding Bear Yard. Heading was 'Information on Street'
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    On Gardeners World on Friday they spoke about how dry February was.
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    Park Road Hockley

    It was by a back to back entry where your go in on Ford Street and could come out in Whitmore Street.
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    HAPPY 70TH VIVIENNE14

    Congratulations Viv I hope you enjoy your day.
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    Park Road Hockley

    Yes it caught a bomb as it was close to the bus garage which was heavily bombed, I remember it used to have a great big piece of wood leaning against it propping it up.
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    Park Road Hockley

    Our house is the 4th one down on Ford Street which also has a yard backing onto Park Road
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    Park Road Hockley

    I wonder why it says Lodge Road though
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    Park Road Hockley

    You could eat inside the cafe so perhaps they were being posh and and saying dining rooms. I used to go most mornings to get a sausage sandwich for Peggy/Newsagents.
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    Park Road Hockley

    Park Road 1968
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    Park Road Hockley

    The fish and chip shop was a little further up past Peggys Newsagents Shop - which you can see the shop in the photo
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    Park Road Hockley

    This is another photo of the same place.
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    Park Road Hockley

    Corner of Park Road/Ford Street
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