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    Restaurants In Birmingham 1960s

    Salmon on the grill is spectacular! I have only ever caught salmon and pan fried it. We buy salmon and grill it seasoned either on aluminum foil or a soaked cedar plank. My wife wraps salmon in parchment paper (in cold weather) with herbs and veggies and puts it in the oven. Fresh salmon and...
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    Restaurants In Birmingham 1960s

    I catch rainbow trout occasionally and grill them two the nights in a row on my gas grill. Having said that, I have not been fishing in a year or two!
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    Edmar Engineering Lichfield Road Aston

    Reading through the advertisements, the subject matter of each is a variation of the same or similar technology. They maybe different companies although they maybe using their skill sets in different markets. I have a good friend in the US that has a main company that has two other businesses...
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    Restaurants In Birmingham 1960s

    Yes, the 70's were prime years for many of us! We were young and fit, mostly good looking (at least we thought so :)). So much potential ahead of us, and now here we are.
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    Vine Inn Villa Street

    And so business as usual for the council. The usual types standing tall all the time knowing it’s inevitable!
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    Station Street Birmingham

    When the council decides where a site in this case 115 years old fails to meet criteria, is the data to support it or is it a subjective thing? It’s seems like the pass/fail decision is based more on a commercial development rather that historical data. Pretty soon Birmingham will be running out...
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    Happy birthday Lloyd

    Happy Birthday Lloyd, hav3 a great day with many many more wonderful returns!
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    Church Hill House, the Endwood, Handsworth

    The garden was a wonderful place on a Sunday afternoon/evening in the summer. Many times as I get older how I wish I could have captured those moments in a Time Machine.
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    Camera film processing in Birmingham

    Ako, welcome to BHF, a really interesting place with very interesting and good people, enjoy!
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    Church Hill House, the Endwood, Handsworth

    I used the Endwood beer garden, I had friends that were two years older who would buy beer and crisps for me :cool:. As I got older I enjoyed it in the summer months then when the weather changes go inside to the smoke room. Yes it is so VERY sad it is in a state of misuse.
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    Articles: The Iron Room, Birmingham Libraries. Recent Articles

    An outstanding and graphical way to show the problem!
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    Windmill pub Dudley Road

    Mike, were new facilities built to take their place, and do you know what they were called?
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    Windmill pub Dudley Road

    EXPENSE
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    Windmill pub Dudley Road

    Totally agree Compressorman! It is too easy to loose history in our so called future. They both need recognition but not a5 the experience of one another!
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    Smiths Victoria Brewery

    Slightly off topic: what was the attraction to this part of Litchfield Rd, Aston for breweries? Was it water and if so where did it come from? Thank you for indulging! Happy Easter everyone…….
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    Women war workers of Birmingham

    Actually looks like a pretty good chair!
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    Atkinsons Brewery

    Quite impressive!
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    It's Jayell's birthday.

    Happy birthday Judy, enjoy your day and many many more happy returns!
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    It's mikejee's birthday

    Happy birthday Mike, with many many more returns! Thank you for all you do particularly with maps and street information!
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    Sad News

    So sorry to hear this news, my most sincere condolences to his family and loved ones! Jim was a very good man; his memory will live on with the forum!
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