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    Small heath 1950s/60s

    This link will take you to a page about the shops in Muntz Street together with photos on ;page 5 https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/shops-muntz-st-the-cov.22837/page-5
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    Mary Street Balsall Heath

    Mary Street, date unknown
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    EH Smith Presence in Small Heath

    1922 EH Smith is founded by Mr E.H. Smith, transforming a business supplying jute sacks and bulk bagged cement from a railway sidings in Small Heath, Birmingham, into a builder’s merchants operation https://www.ehsmith.co.uk/our-history/1922...
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    Screw Sorter

    GKN Woodscrews was in Heath Street on the Winson Green/Smethwick border. See more at ... https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/nettlefolds-limited.9730/
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    Screw Sorter

    GKN Woodscrews was in Heath Street on the Winson Green/Smethwick border. See more at .. https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/threads/nettlefolds-limited.9730/
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    Birmingham Light Festival 2025

    Looks to be exciting.. 19-22 Feb https://www.birminghamlightfestival.co.uk/
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    Bromsgrove Street

    I'm not certain what date the first combo photo is but the other two are Bromsgrove street dated 1951 and 1964
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    Small Heath Streets

    The above aerial photo & looks impressive when colour is added
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    Claverdon

    Claverdon to Langley is one of our favourite walks in the spring. These are photos of Claverdon church
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    Traditional Songs we sang at school

    1950's Somerville Road school song/hymn (and I think of a few other schools too?) When a knight won his spurs, in the stories of old, He was gentle and brave, he was gallant and bold With a shield on his arm and a lance in his hand, For God and for valour he rode through the land. No charger...
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    Photo repair please

    This is my attempt Pete
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    Green Lane, Small Heath

    A few more...
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    Green Lane, Small Heath

    Green Lane baths (and bank!)
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    Green Lane, Small Heath

    A few more Green Lane photos - Green lane library
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    Green Lane, Small Heath

    A walk along Green Lane in 4 slides (some old photos and some new to complete the picture) -
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    Scams: telephone, email, texts 2023, 2024

    My internet service provider "VirgIInmedia-O2" (sic) informs me that my service has now been blocked because I haven't contacted them, despite being warned many times!! . Therefore, please ignore this post since I am unable to send it. With regards to most phone scams coming from abroad, I was...
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    Iron founders

    Mr Grandfather worked at R C Gibbons & Co foundry in Ladywood in 1921. Does anyone out there have any information on this company please?
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    Stirchley manufacturing history

    I think that these pages would also be of interest https://billdargue.jimdofree.com/placenames-gazetteer-a-to-y/places-s/stirchley/ https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Stirchley,_Birmingham
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    Acocks Green Laundry 1298 Warwick Road

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    Pershore Road, Stirchley history

    A few old photos of Pershore Road - some have been posted before.
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