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    Bull Ring until 1920s

    By 1553 the Cornmarket, the Welsh Market and the English Market were all apparently separate places. Westley’s map of 1731 shows the corn market in the Bull Ring, with the shambles above it and the beast market in the High Street… The cheese market was moved to the Welsh Cross in 1768. A Monday...
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    The Hollies Lee House & Shenstone Lodge

    Hi is that the hollies in smethick . I was there in the 1960’s the school I went to was wheelwright . I think . I also went back then in mid 1960s . Not my best experience.
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    Erdington Cottage Homes

    Go on to Birmingham council site . You can make a request for your family information . You will have supply proof of your connection . I got mine a few years ago it covered the 1960’s and early 70’ from my first stay in 1961.
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    The Square Old Square

    Old square was originally the priory of st Thomas from the 1200 s until 1546 . When it was sold off to build old square . The priory was situated north of Bull Street - then called Chapel Street after the priory's chapel of St Mary - in an extensive tract of its own land that extended as far as...
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    St Benedict 's Road Small Heath

    Junction of st Benedict’s road and Summerville road . I believe this picture was taken in the 1960s . I got married at st Benedict’s in 1981 .
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    Birmingham boxers

    Johnny Prescott was an orphan, and was resident at Josiah Mason's Orphanage, Orphanage Road, Erdington, he later lived with his grandmother on William Henry Street, Nechells, he was a fan of Birmingham City, i.e. a Bluenose, as a boxer he was managed by George Biddles.
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    Photographic studio Alum Rock Road

    They did my first wedding photos in 1981 .
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    Canals of Birmingham

    I think that was true it was a heath that went across to soho and there was some posh houses spread across Birmingham heath. Late 1700 s that’s when the glass housee was built then demolished to build the workhouse in the 1800s. There are some picture taken late 1900 when they dug the old mill...
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    Canals of Birmingham

    I believe before the prison was there that area was called Birmingham heath. But Isaac Hawker built his glass house just of the main canal as seen in the pictures.
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    Canals of Birmingham

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    Dollman Street

    If you look at this old map Alma Cescent had houses to almost the top but these disappeared before I moved in to 140 dolman street . Once we moved in the top was just bomb peck.and in 1967 I went upstairs in the out door on the corner . The complete roof at the back had been covered with sheets...
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    Great Charles Street School

    It must have been some time ago I got that picture in 2006 it does look weird.
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    Great Charles Street School

    Sorry Mikee. My mistake I think I should have put colmore row because when you look up the street just past the town hall it looks like the itv building. Not sure what that cream building is in thee middle though . That’s why I thought great Charles street but the town hall is clear at the end...
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    Great Charles Street School

    Two picture of colmore circus looking up colmore row. before the mass destruction and whilst it was going on
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    Bull Ring 1930s - 1950s

    Looking down at st Martins when the building at the top of the hill got bombed.
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    Dollman Street

    We lived at 140 dolman street from 1964 until ready for demolition around 1971 . My mom used to know all the folk down that street . I hung around the lad from the outdoor on the corner (130). About 5 doors from 120 .
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    Shops Muntz st/The Cov

    Small heath alliance Muntz street
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    Dollman Street

    This was down by 120 dolman road opposite I believe I lived there in the 1960 we moved out in 1971 . This road was the best place I have ever lived it was classed as slums but only people who lived in these areas really know what that word really means. It defines the houses not the brilliant...
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    Canals of Birmingham

    This was the dunstall hall you are talking . I just found it strange to have 2 dunstall halls in staffordshire. And 2 tunstalls and dunstall show wired.
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    Canals of Birmingham

    Dunstall was by tunstall near burton on Trent. The picture are the old house which is now a golf club.
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