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    Can't read Census address. Local knowledge required.

    I'm looking for some help on an 1861 Census page please. I can't make out the Street name. 1861 TNA RG9 Piece 2157 Folio 51 Page 17 Charlott Brown. The Enumerators walk reads, “….from and including all the houses on the South side of Great Hampton Row from Constitution Hill to Lower? St and...
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    The Robin Hood

    It seems to be. An image from an earlier time,
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    The Robin Hood

    IIRC Mary went on the run the Colebrook and then the Hall Green Conservative Club. Very pleasant lady.
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    Unused railway "arm" in Digbeth.

    If it does come down, then I know some who could certainly use the bricks. HERE Imperial Blues are as rare as......:encouragement:
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    Sparkbrook Club pre 1900 up to around 1960

    Speaking of the area, earlier this year, on a brief foray back into Brum, babysitting the two Grand kids + one other, after a costly visit to Borch Electrical. The missus took a liking to a gas hob.:stupid: I managed to find a parking space near to Mushtaq's. How that has changed! When I asked...
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    Sparkbrook Club pre 1900 up to around 1960

    Sorry. I'd presumed you knew where it was. Hazy memory and I can't even remember if, in those days, the junction was controlled by a roundabout or traffic lights. Coming out of city, on the left, it must have been almost virtually the last premises before the commencement of Warwick Road. I...
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    Sparkbrook Club pre 1900 up to around 1960

    Was this the one at the junction of Stratford Road and Warwick Road? IIRC a white painted house with a low garden wall at the front and then through an archway into the car park. I was a member there (I think) for a period before it closed down, and that would have been in the early 70's.
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    1st touch on a Computer

    I think my first experience with a Computer was about 1972 or 3. Certainly prior to 1975. It was a mainframe system which had 'reputedly' been transported by Ship from Chicago as being obsolete. The 'occasion' was when a 'trained' operator had to take over for a while, and I was tasked with...
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    Beaufort Cinema Ward End / Washwood Heath

    Photographs of the Beaufort. Brings back old memories. What was the name of the toy shop on the other corner? I could 'drool' at their window for hours. I can remember, as a kid, playing on the rough ground behind the Beaufort where there were some brick built underground chambers. I was always...
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    Cambridge Street area HELP Required

    Cheers both. Perhaps I should have added that, as the Thread starter indicated that they intended to 'compose' the item in Word, and as there are so many versions of Word, the earlier one's not being compatible with later versions, (or should that be vice-versa:P) then once produced, whether...
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    Paynes shoe repairs

    Not sure if anyone already has this but I used to know a Harold Burnett who was reputedly married into the Payne (shoe repair) family. There is an entry on FreeBMD Q1 1935 for Harold S Burnett and Annie K Payne, which would possibly fit. They used to live in the house on the corner of Wake...
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    Cambridge Street area HELP Required

    No need to Crop. Press F11 and it will go Full Screen. Then Print Screen, and F11 again to return the screen to normal. After you have the Map in the desired format use a PDF writer. I use Doro - a free download. This will create the page as a PDF file which anyone can download and view.
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    Hardware Shops

    Hi. Only recently found the forum so I've been browsing a few threads and remembering my time at Bordesley Green Tech (61-65) and also the fairground in Stechford Lane. I can remember when the shooting stalls had Remington rifles, secured by a chain, and REAL bullets that you had to load...
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