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    It's chocks2's birthday

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    fish and chip shops

    My son told me that he had been able to buy those delicious orange chips outside Villa Park, behind the North Stand.
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    Jasper Carrott

    I think the thing is with Jasper he's a Brummie and we all like him (as we say at Villa Park "he's one of our own". Whether he is a Blues fan (which he doesn't hide :grinning: ) or not, his humour is ours and even those of us of the claret & blue persuasion are very much amused, we had the...
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    Electric Cinema Station Street

    That is positive news. I would be shocked if the council do make Station Street a conservation area, but they do need to earn some Brownie points somewhere. Good news that the Save Station Street campaign intends to appeal the DCMS' decision too. Their decision that the "architectural interest"...
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    fish and chip shops

    It always was Lyn, nice to hear that it still is.
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    fish and chip shops

    We used to call in there on the way home on Friday nights after dropping off the greengrocery orders in the 60s & 70s. 2 Cod & Chips, a Roe and Chips, along with a couple of scallops. That was well before the first Uber Eats order was made and the current owners took over. :)
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    Aston Villa history

    A nice touch from last night's game at Villa Park that was again attended by Prince William and that ended with a 3-0 win and qualification for the Champions League quarter final was the banner below. It was unfurled on the Holte End last night prior to kick-off and it included the Gas Lamp...
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    Gaumont cinema

    The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins and Lawrence of Arabia for me, with my Nan.
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    Hunton Hill

    Mike, there was a church in the 60s and is now an Evangelical church on the bottom right of the picture @ #1 above. Here is a photo of retired civil engineer, Mr W Hill pictured in 1950 in his garden at 20, Hunton Hill, which is further up the road on the right hand side too, just past the...
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    Gaumont cinema

    They don't make them like that any more Mike! ;) I would happily join that queue today...
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    80th anniversary of VE Day 2025

    I heard on BBC Midlands News the other evening, that they along with the National Memorial Arboretum, are appealing for items relating to VE Day to be submitted from members of the public (see link below). There will be an exhibition at the arboretum in Alrewas, which is due to run from 3rd...
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    80th anniversary of VE Day 2025

    Birmingham VE Day 1945:
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    Electric Cinema Station Street

    It will be interesting to know why this government department reached this decision. Are they putting getting this new building work started above their role in protecting culture and media?
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    Happy birthday jukebox

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    1837 was there a prison in Stourbridge?

    As you have suggested, it wasn't, it had just been converted into flats and these were the new residents pictured outside them in 1926. Sorry, I've just noticed that had already been confirmed above @ #11.:oops:
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    1837 was there a prison in Stourbridge?

    Worcester Prison 1 & 2 -External view & Cell 3 & 4 - pictured in 1926:
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    Aston Villa history

    Such a nice photo, I feel like I'm back there again! Thanks for posting this Donbogen.
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    Presbytery Aston (Hall ?)

    The priests housekeeper from a local church, came to our shop for the fruit and vegetables, until we closed the business in the mid 80s. Such housekeepers, became better known after Mrs Doyle appeared in the TV sitcom Father Ted in the 1990s:
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