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    If Handsworth was a Postcard...

    She has done Harborne. She will be doing Hockley/JQ soon
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    Nineveh Road on the right hand side
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    indian restaurants

    A couple of years ago there was a project about Birmingham Curry Houses and a display of the history was set up in the Museum. This is from Birmingham Mail. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/history-birmingham-curry-houses-traced-14113342
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    Aston Villa history

    1895
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    Aston Villa history

    1904
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    Subways

    You would probably have to cross at the bottom by the mini roundabout or right at the top by the church
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    City Centre Photographs

    Throwing coins into the fountain for the Lord Mayor's fund. 1955
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    Ann Street City Centre

    Sorry I cant get rid of one of the pictures.
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    Ann Street City Centre

    Would this show the original one?
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    Birmingham tower blocks 1950s/60s/70s still here today

    There are 3 by the Edgbaston Cricket Ground called Wickets, Century and Boundary. They are 60s builds and were modernised about 10 years ago to Decent Homes standard. I worked for the company that did them. Plenty more on here https://ukhousing.fandom.com/wiki/Wickets_Tower
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    Thats the Regal Cinema to the right - you could just see the end of the building
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    Portland Terrace and other 'front to fronts'....

    Rutland Terrace Crabtree Road
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    Park Road Hockley

    All around the Hockley area then. My aunt and uncle lived at 170 so if 150 is the address it would be somewhere between Whitmore Street and Abbey Street where there were lots of back to back houses.
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    Park Road Hockley

    I have just looked and it seems to be you? Just one thing is it Park Road Hockley
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    Park Road Hockley

    In 1939 they were living 247 Whitburn Avenue Gt Barr.
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    All Saints Primary School

    Plenty of names on here I remember. Miss Cole sitting proudly in the middle
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    Albert Barlow .Hockley in the 1920's

    For info Chuck1 - this is the one I was talking about, but I dont have a date for it.
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    Albert Barlow .Hockley in the 1920's

    I wonder if it was anything to do with the horse and cart running into the wine shop on The Flat?
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    Agree Salvation Army.
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    This seems back to front as Tonks was on the right hand side going towards the Green Man
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