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    New Birmingham library plans

    What a coup to be able to get such a prestigious designer as Francine Houben. Superb design destined as iconic for the heart of Brum. I remember the objections to the Centre Pompidou - who wants to see the inside workings of a building on the outside, quelle horror! - and the Glass Pyramid at...
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    Silly Rhymes.

    It was in the month of Liverpool In the City of July When a bare footed man with cloggs on Went slowly whizzing by He turned a straight crooked corner To see a dead donkey die He pulled out a pistol to stab him The dead donkey asked him why?
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    Typhoo Tea Bordesley Street Digbeth

    John Sumner & Son. High Street.
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    Typhoo Tea Bordesley Street Digbeth

    In relation to the T.T.T, on the reverse of a First World War half-pound bag of Tea. It reads: Typhoo Tipps - Tea Table Talk. No. B 91
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    Well done baggies....

    Well done the Baggies. What a season it'll be. Villa, Baggies, Blues and Wolves. Now let me see, they play each other twice, so thats 18 points for the Blues...Don't worry Villans, I think you'll avoid the drop this year. I've had a word with Big Eck and he simply said leave it with me..........
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    Where is This? 180

    Hey up Max..........I see your going off topic again. The question was: Where Is This 180?
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    Where is This? 180

    I'll look out for that Max..........my memory is terrible. What happened the last time they were there?
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    Where is This? 180

    This is a toughie! I thought for a moment it was the old Villa Park ticket office and then I thought, don't be silly there's too many people in the picture.
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    Traditional Songs we sang at school

    Jolly boating weather and a harvest breeze, blade on the feather shade of the trees.....ah the memories for a wet-bob
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    Greenway Street, Small Heath

    Well that's amazing, I lived at the bottom of the Cov and we always referred to it as Greenaway Street - with the A - In fact just reading the above is the first time I'm aware that all these years we were wrong. So Dolphie, it wasn't only your mom...
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    Cafes in and around Birmingham

    If you look at the photo of Fox Street, you'll note a Blue door, this was the entrance to the Daily Express office where I worked in the early 60's. Every morning I would get the best Bacon and Tomato sandwiches in Brum from Rosa's. In fact whenever journalists came up from Fleet Street, they...
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    Comics Part 2

    The front of the Beezer? Was it "GINGER"?
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    Shops Owned By Retired Footballers

    I think Graham Lovett (Baggies) used to have a sports shop in Acocks Green.
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    First Record Bought?

    First one that I actually paid for - normally I'd get my mom or sisters to pay - was: OLD SHEP ep Elvis. Bought on the Cov...I think the EP was 6/11d
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    Local grammar school?

    Could it have been Waverley Grammar
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    Gil Merrick

    Wonderful photo Dave, thanks for posting.
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    Blues win

    I don't care how bad you've been, you don't deserve that!
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    damaged photo

    A touch of density
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    Pikelets Vs Crumpets

    Pikelet, Piglet I can tell em apart.
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    Pikelets Vs Crumpets

    If they've got 'oles in em, them PIKELETS, cos they mek the 'oles with a Pike....Simples.
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