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  1. Morturn

    Humorous And Interesting Newspaper Stories about Birmingham

    That’s an interesting photo. I am wondering how that bus got onto or how it intended getting off Bridgnorth Hight Street with the low archway at the north end. Ill take a look at the town hall next time I’m passing
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    43-45 Station Street

    Welcome to Birmingham History Forum. Thomson Plevins did a few Birmingham buildings, some still with us others now gone. The Crown a few doors down is one of his. I cannot really detect a style in his work, a few of his building did have that late and decorative Georgian style, but everyone else...
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    Canning & Co & Electroplating

    Welcome to Birmingham History Forum. Thank you for post on the forum. We strongly advise members not to post their personal email addresses or any other personal information on the thread. Your email address and data could be harvested and used for scams, fraud, and identity theft. If you wish...
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    Trams

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    Trams

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    Trams

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    Trams

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    Trams

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    Trams

    Ok, a set of tram and bus photos I know little about. I recall downloading them because I thought the site that hosted them may not be continuing for much longer. We had the same with the Shoothill Gallery a couple of years ago, so I thought to jump in quick. I have amended some of the file...
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    Marshall & Snelgrove

    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...
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    Trams

    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.
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    Happy birthday jukebox

    Happy birthday, have a super day
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    Steam Sheds

    I did once have a wonder around saltley sheds. Super workshops, steam locos and I am sure there were about 4 or 5 turntables.
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    Scams: telephone, email, texts 2025

    Always good to be carful that sorry.
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    Happy birthday Ray Griffiths

    Happy birthday Ray, have a super day
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    Scams: telephone, email, texts 2025

    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...
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    tidy up please

    A bit of animprovement Lyn
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    Snow Hill Station

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

    Looks like the screw cap to me
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    Snow Hill Station

    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.
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