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That’s very interesting looking at the steelwork and how its deformed with the heat of the fire and fallen outwards dropping the masonry onto the street below. When I was a construction student, we learned about how more modern steel frame building are designed to collapse in on themselves to...

I have quite a few tram images, I believe from Birmingham. I don’t know locations or detail, but I am happy to post them here if anyone is interested and we can maybe update any details.

Happy birthday, have a super day

I did once have a wonder around saltley sheds. Super workshops, steam locos and I am sure there were about 4 or 5 turntables.

Always good to be carful that sorry.

Happy birthday Ray, have a super day

Lots of scam email messages about delivery that are not going to happen. Have a look at the Which Website here: https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/scam-alert-the-latest-delivery-scams-to-watch-out-for-a5pjA7i3M52o 5 email scams to watch our for...

A bit of animprovement Lyn

Richard, I suspect it was an advertising stunt; it certainly made the TV and recall the carpet was not there all that long.

Looks like the screw cap to me

Does anyone remember when they installed carpets on the stairs a Snow Hill Station? They did not last all that long, but the TV did run a news story.

They were indeed and I can remember the man who wound up the clock in the gas street lamps each month would travel from lamp to lamp on a bike with to pannier bags with tools and mantels and he would carry the ladder on his shoulder.

To plug into the light socket Pete?

It sounds like when the Birmingham Corporation built public utility’s like baths, they did go all out to build quality and things that supported health and wellbeing

I recall that Erdington Baths had a Turkish Bath section. It had a lot of ornate tiling in the hot room and quite a nice plunge pool too.

They are absolutly super Mark

Thanks, that has just reminded me of what Jack Hargraves once said about why a boxing ring is called a ring when is square. It was a circular ring of posts for prize fighting but if the police turned up, they could quickly dismantle and hide four posts amongst the crowd.

I am not sure if boxing ever been illegal in the UK. Bare knuckle boxing has been legal since the 17th century as it is governed by quite strict rules. Street fighting was and still is illegal, but I also have my doubts that stepping into another county to avoid arrest is true too. I have...

Chris, your right c1850's, thanks

Excellent. The hand planed raised panel draw bottoms were common before the mid-19th century. The idea being the ½ thick bottom panel would create a weak area on the draw side rebates (rabbets) so they were slimed down to ¼ inch. Interestingly, this was the precursor of the raised panel door...