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My dad used silver paper off a fag packet to fix fuses

My thoughts are that if an individual died of malnutrition or starvation then it is a possibility they died on a pavement, maybe in a doorway or similar.

Thanks Viv. I know there blocks quite well; I was the site QS when they were refurbished back in 1992. If I’m honest the refurbishment was not really well thought through. A lot of thee work we undertook was well cringeworthy when we looked at the overall design, usefulness, impact and cost...

I love how the developers act like they are doing everyone a big favour when applying for planning permission. Was there a campaign set up to reject this on the grounds that they want to demolish some historic Canalside building?

Super photos Mark. It’s a nice park that, I cycle through it, coming off the Fazley Canal and cutting across to Pype Hays park, then Penns Hall Hotel and on to Sutton Park. There is a nice route back into Birmingham via Kingstanding and the lakes. I much prefer these rewilded parks

Are they looking for people then Lyn?

The building was used last by Phillip Harris the scientific instrument makers and supplyers, it was thier despatch depot. Phillip Harris are still trading and are aware of their past involvement with this building so a call the them may help. It is a Grade II listed building here is the list...

I have made a fair bit of progress with the card index filing cabinet over the last couple of days. Replaced a couple draw runners, so the draws all line up. I have also made a start on replacing the damage top now. Another couple of days and ill be finished...

The joys of consumerism and marketing

Happy birthday chocks, have a super day

There is a fake CAPTCHA websites hijack doing the rounds at the moment. I came across one today but as soon as I saw that verification steps popup, I could see this is not right. Do beware and also check you download folder for any newly downloaded zip files too. read more about it here:

The Black Country Radio Extra are running a show tonight at 4:00pm and again on Monday at 6:00pm talking about the latest Birmingham Grid Project The exhibition will continue to run for a further 4 weeks at the main Birmingham library.

Its sound like you may have to think about your question in another way. Treat it as an exception, are there other closed schools that have not retained detailed information? One the Gov site there is very little about another couple of closed schools I know of. This may be government policy

Hello Jason, welcome to Birmingham History Forum. You have come to the right place. The Face Book site has possibly been auto generated by FB, it a way of attracting click bate and engagement. Looking at the address and postcode on the Gov site there was what looks like it could have been...

I do remember the Triumph Stag, a very stylish, I would say almost luxury car. Alloy cylinder heads and cast-iron engine blocks, a perfect recipe for electrolytic or galvanic corrosion apparently if you did not use the correct additive in the antifreeze. In those days most cars seems to lose...

Essential piece of kit. I have seen a few people with lung disease (COPD) caused by small partials, its not nice. Worth every penny.

Today I finished that stained top with some French polish. The Van Dyke brown is lovely, but quite cold looking until its polished, it then glows a very beautiful golden brown. Perfect for oak. I wanted to do something with the gaps in the bottoms of all of the draws to give it an alternative...

Happy birthday Viv have an amazing day xx

Yes, I love this block plane too, it’s always there on the bench and is so versatile. It was my dad’s too, but he did not use it as much as I do. Thanks

So, after a busy couple of week, I managed to pop into the workshop today and take a look at our filing cabinet. The first job I wanted to deal with is some of the draws are not closing or fitting correctly. Looking at the general wear from use, it seems that this was past of a bigger system of...