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  1. OtherHalf

    still smiling

    Jenny Anne it may have been the Battle of Britain and it was Ian Mc Shane who stayed later with Robert Shaw :)
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    Weoley Castle Pub ,

    The Raven was the other pub down Gregory Avenue that is a pile of rubble the weoley castle is still thriving had new windows fitted recently:)
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    Poisoner in the dock

    I wish you lot wouldnt recommend these sort of books for er indoors :rolleyes:now I am worried what with murder books grisly plotters now she can read about poisining :rolleyes: I think I will cook me own dinner in future :P cant you recommend hobbie books for er instead:D
  4. OtherHalf

    Central Fire Station Hq

    what a waste of a valuable resources demolished to put up students who i bet like most civil servants will never appreciate what we have with these great buildings such a beautiful interior :(typical :rolleyes:thanks for the pics
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    Which Cemetery?

    Frances have you any more details.. where did she live before going into hospital ? she may have made her own arrangements ie a will ?.. to be buried in her local cemetery ..most people were usually buried in the parish they lived in :
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    Birminghams Coat of Arms & “Forward”

    a link here to Photo Gallery of birmingham coats of arms https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/GenerateContent?CONTENT_ITEM_ID=50811&CONTENT_ITEM_TYPE=0&MENU_ID=181
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    The Blitz

    have just been looking through this thread and for some reason had missed it :( but like most people on the forum here I find it interesting reading and informative its nice that people add things now and again to bring a good posts back to the top .. I will look at some of the links on here...
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    The war - another angle - war brides

    You are right about that Jenny Anne my father kept things very quiet never spoke about the war or his experiences and he had a bitter dislike of Polish people for some reason which was a bit awkward when he met Maggies moms partner George (we all called him George his real name was Jan } he was...
  9. OtherHalf

    Cadburys No.1

    Its nice to see a picture of the loco Lloyd the pic that Mike put on I have seen it before ..does anyone know if it was one cadburys used on a sweet tin ?:)
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    Wast Hill dairy Kings Norton

    just up the road from wast hills driving range is a big farm which JJ gallager or family owned.. it was painted green like all Gallagers plant :rolleyes: for a number of years ... at one time it may have been Dairy land
  11. OtherHalf

    The size of you eggs.

    Beamish the yolk of an egg is eggcellent an it IS yeller
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    The size of you eggs.

    blimey your all like school kids .. about time you got eggucation what do you get when you cross a chicken with a cement mixer A Brick Layer ....... nowI am getting eggcited lol
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    Photo tidy up.

    Eric A quick go with Paint sorry it is a bit rough but the photo could be properly enhanced by a professional and with your painters eye you could have a go with paint .edit. and enlarge picture ..and have a go :)
  14. OtherHalf

    The size of you eggs.

    Jean European grading compliments wiki Modern Sizes (Europe) Size Mass per egg Very Large 73g and over Large 63-73g Medium 53-63g Small 53g and under
  15. OtherHalf

    The size of you eggs.

    All yolking aside Jean that is good value the other day in Asdas we refused to buy any eggs because they have put the price UP AGAIN as was the milk and bread we are being ripped off by the supermarkets... now we may have to buy our eggs from your supplier Jean
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    Photo tidy up.

    good effort chocks2 successful:)my second attempt
  17. OtherHalf

    The size of you eggs.

    eggzactly how do they measure them ? I thought it was by the weight of the little lion ?lol and not yolking
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    Photo tidy up.

    is this better MM
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    Safe Return

    I hope that all our troops wherever they are will all come home safe.. and we should respect what they are doing ...whether we agree with the politics or not :rolleyes: my son is out there by choice hopefully making things easier for the lads who are there:)
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    Weather : past adverse weather in Birmingham

    have a look at this link might bring back a few memories for some https://www.archive.org/details/FogAndSmog
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