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  1. RRJ

    Happy birthday RRJ

    Thank you all for the birthday wishes. I had a great day!
  2. RRJ

    Petrol pumps & filling stations of the past

    Thank you Viv.
  3. RRJ

    Petrol pumps & filling stations of the past

    Having said I didn't have images of his garages, Lady P has posted an image of his garage at 44 Sutton Rd. Just the Tyburn Rd garage to find now. Many thanks @Lady Penelope
  4. RRJ

    Johnson's Garages Sutton Road & Tyburn Road

    Having said I didn't have images of his garages, Lady P has posted an image of his garage at 44 Sutton Rd. Just the Tyburn Rd garage to find now. Many thanks @Lady Penelope
  5. RRJ

    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Cycas Revoluta pushing out new fronds for the first time in a few years.
  6. RRJ

    Johnson's Garages Sutton Road & Tyburn Road

    Thank you Lady P. I wrote a piece about T.E. Johnson in the Petrol pump and filling stations thread saying I had no images of either of his garage's. Would you be happy with me adding you garage image to that thread.?
  7. RRJ

    Johnson's Garages Sutton Road & Tyburn Road

    The Johnson's garage in Tyburn Rd (corner of Wood Lane) is where Thomas Johnson moved to when his garage in Sutton Rd was demolished for redevelopment around the late 50's
  8. RRJ

    Johnson's Garages Sutton Road & Tyburn Road

    Hi Lady P. I've been looking for images of my great grandfathers brother Thomas Edward Johnson's garage with no luck. This could be his garage at 44 Sutton Rd Erdington. His residence was Wilmot House at same address, I think you see it in the background.
  9. RRJ

    Commonwealth Games Bull

    I can see it being dismantled and taken away when someone breaks their neck trying to climb it.
  10. RRJ

    Johnson's Garages Sutton Road & Tyburn Road

    Indeed Richard, even the newspapers describe him as a 'motoring addict' Birmingham post 1953
  11. RRJ

    Johnson's Garages Sutton Road & Tyburn Road

    My G Grandfathers brother Thomas Edward Johnson ( 1893-1977) served as a motor mechanic based in France during WW1 attaining the rank of Sergeant by the end of the war. Sometime in the mid 1920's he started his filling station /garage business at 44 Sutton Rd Erdington. (Newspaper reports say...
  12. RRJ

    Its Oldbrit's birthday !

    Have a good un Oldbrit!!
  13. RRJ

    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Hi Richard, I'm on the North Devon coast. The sea is just over the hills you see in the distance.
  14. RRJ

    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    My Trachycarpus wagnerianus is flowering:
  15. RRJ

    Practice thread 2021-2024

    Baa-rking mad!
  16. RRJ

    Commonwealth Games Bull

    A bit more info and video here. https://www.networkrailmediacentre.co.uk/news/new-photos-released-of-raging-bull-as-naming-competition-launched
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    Practice thread 2021-2024

    Same again this morning, showing no new posts for 13 hours.
  18. RRJ

    Fatal R.T.A.

    Wow! I wasn't aware of the Mace archive site. What a rabbit hole I've gone down!.
  19. RRJ

    Practice thread 2021-2024

    Forum appears to be back up , but I only see 3 new posts in the last 12 or so hours? Is it still having problems?
  20. RRJ

    Bracebridge Street

    Sorry Michael, I don't remember any Skeldings. Apart from the McPhee girls photo which I posted I only vaguely remember Brian Mead as a slightly older boy than me.
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