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  1. RobT

    Birmingham boots and shoes?

    This advert is from the latter 1890's, with the 'Largest Boot and Shoe Manufacturers in the World' and I bet they sold a few shoes in the next hundred years!
  2. RobT

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    This was the Bell, Edison Telephone building
  3. RobT

    Birmingham buses

    From Lloyd in 2010' on a thread called 'Coal gas Bus 1933 It is one of these that was used in conjunction with the Gas department's experiments, No 60 (OF 3969), the highly compressed gas being stored in cylinders under the rear of the bus at a considerable 3000 lb/psi. The experiment could not...
  4. RobT

    Birmingham buses

    Another photo of Guy Conquest, between 1933 and 1935 No. 60 was equipped to run on town gas. Photo from Birmingham Corporation Transport 1904-1939 by Ian Allan
  5. RobT

    Kings Heath telephone box photo

    Could be this one? My pic says 1965
  6. RobT

    Stratford Road

    Bulls Head Hall Green opens again after three week refurbishment https://www.birminghamworld.uk/news/birmingham-bulls-head-pub-hall-green-4239221?fbclid=IwAR3arCLP4xwHalggAXD2eFh82i1YbTAGz2KwLTDZh2uE-dx3K7V3cn2Bv54
  7. RobT

    Moseley Road Baths

    On 2 October 2023 Moseley Road Baths will close for swimming and all other activities, as the next major phase of work to the building starts. This phase is expected to be completed in Spring 2025. Works include further major roof repairs, the installation of a new renewable air source heat pump...
  8. RobT

    Lozells Street Mission Church

    1941 & 1946 Oct 27th was on a Sunday
  9. RobT

    Birmingham buses

    Think this is the same bus stop location, check out blocked up window
  10. RobT

    Birmingham buses

    Is it Lee bank Road, Edgbaston? Opposite No. 196 Bates Newsagency
  11. RobT

    COLLIS Radio & TV

    Paul, Ted W (EJW) has not visited this site since September 2021,so my not see your message unless he logs on again. You might be able to send a personal message to him, by clicking on the envelope in the top right hand corner, it might ping his computer. RobT
  12. RobT

    Shops opposite Small Heath Park in 1950s - help please

    If it's any help 'Vision Developments' was at 630 Coventry Road, between St. Oswald's Road & Dora Road
  13. RobT

    Jennens Road

    Is this Jennens Row, Duddeston?
  14. RobT

    King Edward's School, New Street 1838 - 1936

    Did you mean King Edward Grammar High St Birmingham City centre? I believe there was a King Edward Grammar in New St, could this be the one?
  15. RobT

    My great grandfather Thomas Wilkes was a guns smith and lived at 56 Princip St. Factory was in Price St.

    1915 Kelly's had a Thomas Wilks at 17 Court No.9 Price st
  16. RobT

    Its Oldbrit's birthday !

    Best wishes for a happy & healthy 90th
  17. RobT

    Where is this ?

    From the 1930's Kelly's
  18. RobT

    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Some of my wife's hard work This is one of the many roses on the bush bottom right
  19. RobT

    88 Queens Road, Aston 1883

    I can't see a Queens Road around 1849, was Aston in Birmingham then?
  20. RobT

    A. Rodway 102 Long Street, Sparkbrook

    Thank you for finding this Janet, I am a big Meccano enthusiast, so November 1924 Meccano Magazine
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