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    Great War Forum Invisionzone

    Just came across this forum whilst looking up about a mill: Great War Forum - Royal Warwickshire Regiment   https://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/
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    Mills Of Birmingham

    Cromwell, what date is the section of map please. Thankyou all :flower: :cat:
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    Mills Of Birmingham

    Thanks Mike G and Cromwell, will print of the items today, has anybody got the book "Watermills of Warwickshire" by T. N. Booth, if so what's it like before I try and get a copy? :flower: :cat:
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    Mills Of Birmingham

    After looking back on the maps of this section, I find that I'm abit stuck with addresses and where some names that I will print below appertain to as far as maps and what the mill was probably called when we started this research. I'm hoping that somebody can shine a little light for me and...
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    Services Pay

    That's true Ray and Dennis, but if they have to wait for the goverment they will be waiting ages. My nephew went to Afganistan at Easter, came back August, he and a group of builders went there, at the goverments say so to rebuild something to do with the army, still waiting to be paid for the...
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    Heaton and Dugard

    Could you please look up Heaton and Dugard Rolling Mill, Shadwell Street Mills Birmingham, Samuel Fisher & co, Nile Foundary, Sheepcote Street, Birmingham, Charles Clifford, Rolling Mills, Fazeley Street and 11 Snow Hill Birmingham. Thank you kindly...
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    Aston Furnace Location

    Thanks Michael, have downloaded that bit of info, along with the maps from above. According to the info I already have : 1783 furnace blown out, 19th century Aston Furnace became a paper mill, worked by steam, 1845 became a wire mill. 1865 premises moved to Alma Street and became Aston Furnace...
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    Aston Furnace Location

    Can you please do a check for me, Aston Furnace Mill moved to Alma Street in 1865, thankyou :flower: :cat:
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    Curzon Hall Suffolk St

    Fantastic Cromwell, bet you're chuffed to pieces :smitten: :flower: :cat:
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    Mills Of Birmingham

    Done Cromwell, thanks :smitten: :flower: :cat:
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    The Wells/Oldfield Family Tree Site.

    Well done Barrie, I agree with Alf, well worth shouting about, presentation of the site excellent  :smitten:                                                           :flower: :cat:
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    Mills Of Birmingham

    Thanks John, just printed everything of, your a star :smitten: :smitten: :flower: :cat:
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    Mills Of Birmingham

    Hi Mike, it wasn't my intention at first, I was just interested in old Warwickshire (the entire county) then when I found this website things got a wee bit out of hand, and one thing led to another. I've always been interested in mills and windmills and Rod asked a question, I said yes, now the...
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    Mills Of Birmingham

    Brilliant John, do you mind if I download both piccies, it's fantastic all the imput that has gone into the subject :smitten: :flower: :cat:
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    Mills Of Birmingham

    Hi Colin, brilliant map, will download tomorrow when not at work, looking at it quickly the mill you are referring to possibly comes under the Worcestershire area, which I'm not doing at the moment, but will look up at the weekend for you, it might be that it is incorporated in the area for your...
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    Mills Of Birmingham

    Thanks Aston, sorry it took so long to answer, just back of my hols, so down to more work on the mills, will download the map later. Anything that you find on any of the mills will be more than welcome. :flower: :cat:
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    Birminghams Coat of Arms & “Forward”

    Cromwell, brill about the Tavistock coat of arms, hope your not moving there just yet, see you soon :flower: :cat:
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    Curzon Hall Suffolk St

    Hi Cromwell, try these sites: www.isd.salford.ac.uk www.birminghampals.co.uk icbirmingham.icnetwork.co.uk www.nwon.com www.thegalloper.com regards :flower: :cat:
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    Mills

    Brain gone very dead :uglystupid2:, I have just spent over an hour trying to find what "Wharf Flour Mills" used to be known as. Also according to a pocket atlas of Birmingham of 1945, Wharf mills are surrounded by St Vincent Street, Monument Road, Shakespeare Road and Barker Street, what road...
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    Mills

    Can anyone help me on this, below is a plan of georgian Coleshill, and just by Coleshill Hall is a windmill, any info would be a help, thanks in advance
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