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    Black Country Museum

    Lady P. Thankyou, I like the challenge of catching both light and reflections. Eric
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    Black Country Museum

    Only ever been to BC museum once with my late Wife about 40 years ago, still in fairly early stages and it was an awful rainy day too. Painting attached giving my impression. Eric
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    Forward Statue

    Art is a personal thing, I generally do not like so called modern art including this, I much prefer art and sculpture of the past but as I say it is purely my choice and thankfully we are all different. Eric
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    Summer Lane Pubs

    Here is the only pub actually with a Summer Lane address
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    It’s mikejees birthday

    Happy Birthday Mike
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    It’s Jayell’s ((Judy) birthday

    A Very Happy Birthday Judy
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    Coalmen

    I remember when I lived with our Nan in the late 40's after my Mom died. She would have me stay by the cellar grating to count the bags the coalman put down the cellar - not much trust there ! Eric
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    St George's Church Newtown

    I painted this watercolour of the church for a member some years ago. Eric
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    IT’s Key Hill Brian’s birthday

    Many Happy Returns Brian
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    ITS VIVIENNES 14s BIRTHDAY

    Many Happy Returns Vivienne
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    RIP MAURICE (sospiri)

    How sad, my condolences to his Wife Jan and all his family. Eric
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    It’s DaveM’s birthday today

    Many Happy Returns Dave
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    It’s Eric Gibson’s birthday

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIC
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    Windows 10

    I am not very PC wise but have sushed Windows 10 out and am quite content with it, therefore is there any point changing to Windows 11 (I thought Windows 10 was supposed to be final) ? Eric
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    Your Claim To Fame

    While I was in Arica in the RAF in 1950 on the last Lancaster squadron (82PR) I met the Duke of Kent in Nairobi, he had come out to present the city with it's Royal charter and he had asked our CO if he could have a flight in a Lancaster, they chose our aircraft, I was the wireless operator and...
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    Artists Who Painted Birmingham Landscapes

    Pedrocut the white building in that painting was my doctors in the 50's, Dr Morgan, I lived close by in Queens Road, the wall on the right surrounded the Vicarage were I attended numerous functions sadly all now demolished. I have attached a painting of how the pub is now. Eric
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    OLDEST AND YOUNGEST BHF MEMBERS

    I was born June 1930 in Queens Rd Aston, will be 92 in June, but I believe 'Old Boy' is probably older than me. Eric
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    Anybody Recognise this Uniform / Regiment etc please WW2

    Definitely RAF, I have a similar pic of our group when we finished basic training in 1948, would be in 40's as the side cap was replaced by the beret about 1948/50. As someone remarked it was 'best blue' rather than battle dress. Eric
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    My First Car

    My first car was a 2yo grey and white Austin A40 Farina which I purchased in 1960. Eric
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    Colmore Row

    IN post #221 the road in 2nd pic appears to me to be much narrower than pic 1 ?
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