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  1. gingerjon

    Norton's of Key Hill

    Wendy Nortons was quite a large store ther are photographs of the store it was demolished to make way for Hockley flyover Wendy here is a photograph of the shop there others
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    whistle PC Thomas - New Street Police Station

    Re: PC Thomas whistle - New Street Police Station I have been invited to Hudsons whistles in September perhaps they would know I will get in touch tomorrow to see if I can find out any think about this whistle
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    Aston Villa Groundsmen 1932ish

    https://astonhistory.net/aston_villa_history.html Wendy do you remember this photograph on the earlier Aston Brook site scoll down a bit
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    School Caretakers

    Burlington street schools the caretaker was Mr Benbow
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    GAZEY Family, 36 Lawden road in 1906?

    would be very interested to hear what you have regarding the Gazeys's to se if we can see if any match up with our trees John H
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    Unsung Heroes

    it kicked off around about 1998 during John Cox's endeavours the Pallisades lent him a table for some where to put the paper work, he put is point of veiw to the passing crowds interested people began the ball rolling with their signatures. A chap named Tony Evans asked John if he could join in...
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    Unsung Heroes

    This is John Cox who you may ask who, he is the person who really saved the Town Hall He stood in the rain the snow collecting thousands of signatures to save the town Hall, he asked people with power to help him and was told he was wasting his time, and as you know know it was not all in vain...
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    help needed please.

    try this
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    Mystery Location

    It looks like Perry Barr out side the Birchfield cinema
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    Situations Wanted Query?

    Could also mean there is a job at this situation Burbury street Main Entry: sit·u·a·tion Pronunciation: \ˌsi-chə-ˈwā-shən\ Function: noun Date: 15th century 1 a : the way in which something is placed in relation to its surroundings b : site c archaic : locality 2 archaic : state of health...
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    Jephcott A R Birmingham Councillor, early 1900's

    Alfred Roger Jephcott, Councillor Bordesley (circa 1903) Home address 321 Park Road Hockley and also a commitee member on other boards
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    New John St West Calthorpe Arms

    Sale of Lord Calphorpe estate Perry hall 1921
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    Vicarage Road Aston

    This is my original site we have retained after Mike Ingram made a new web site for us the site is still complete as long as we keep the link name. Plenty to browse through John H
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    Rippingille Aston Road

    Rippengilles was in Aston Road. They were bombed in the war .
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    Blitz Street

    Here is our Anderson shelter in Booth street Handsworth my Mom with brother Bob and curly haired one is me LOL
  16. gingerjon

    Where was this...?????

    I have seen this before it is the entrance to Worcester wharf I believe of Broad street I will have to try and find it in my files I hope
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    cooksey lane

    This English surname of COOKSEY is mainly a West Midlands habitation name from a place in Worcestershire, so called from the general case of the Old English personal name CUCU (perhaps a byname from Old English CWICU, lively) + Old English EG (island.) It was also derived from the Old English...
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    Bull Ring until 1920s

    Artist Frederick Mercer Title: "Market morning, Birmingham" Medium Watercolor Size 33 x 24 in. / 83.9 x 61 cm.Year 1876 - Misc. SignedSale Of Bonhams Knightsbridge: Wednesday, March 15, 1995 [Lot 159]
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    Newtown row shops

    I have been looking for info about the Railway Inn for ten years and why would it be called the Railway Inn as there are no rail connections as far as I can see to that area.
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    Newtown row shops

    While in Manchester street pop into the Globe on the corner and look at the ornate wood carvings over the bar, in 1871 there was a pub in Manchester street called the Railway Inn my great aunt Ann Houghton nee Saunders was a servant girl there, just around the corner in Newtown Row you can pop...
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