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    Speedway. Perry Barr.

    You are probably correct! When they (whoever they are) did a poor job of developing the Commonwealth Games residencies! The my should have been designed for conversion. Unfortunately they are spending others £££, and not caring of the waste which it is. In business we have a metric called “asset...
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    Speedway. Perry Barr.

    Am I not understanding this: there are residences never occupied from the Commonwealth Games, and the city is building more? With the global population declining!
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    Interesting and Unusual Names

    Zebedee is/was an old name in the US bought over by German/Dutch immigrants.
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    Then & Now

    While a big fan of Yamaha and I’m sure someone has done their homework, how stable is that three wheeler?
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    Soho Road Handsworth

    And the store next door is the right was a greengrocer shop!
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    Soho Road Handsworth

    264 was on the right hand side right opposite Bolton Rd.
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    Albert Road Handsworth

    A blast from the past as they say!
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    Soho Road Handsworth

    My mom used to got to Blundells, I think they had carrier bags with their name on, not sure. 75 years ago! How time flys. Yes Soho Rd was a nice place to shop I worked at a butchers shop, 264. Never a hint of trouble.
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    Soho Road Handsworth

    Spent more than a few hours in there!
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    Kynoch Cycling Club

    Great memories, rode with the club, mostly on Sundays 1957 to 1960/1. Also did time trials with them and Birmingham Mercury!
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    For those interested in Black country History

    I remember Firkins for their Eccles cakes, I did not realize they had 22 stores though!
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    forum problem

    See Warrens response. It seems to be cloudfire UK wherein lies the problem.
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    forum problem

    Thanks but I am on frequently, at least multiple times daily. I notice that Andrew (France) does not seem to have that problem.
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    forum problem

    Not seeing any of that............
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    Hamstead Road Handsworth

    That was always my benchmark! I lived just down from there on Radnor Rd.
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    Hamstead Road Handsworth

    I think so!
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    Hamstead Road Handsworth

    Great memories for me!
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    The trocadero

    One of my all-time favorites! So glad it has not lost any of its charm!
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Magnificent I would say!
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    House interiors

    Maybe mid 60’s with a TV that large…
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