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  1. devonjim

    The Bell Marston Green.

    Screenshot to make the point!
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    The Bell Marston Green.

    Looks the right place, comparing windows etc with existing building on google
  3. devonjim

    Camp Hill

    So the photograph is of the station that was over Brighton Rd
  4. devonjim

    Camden Street, Brookfield, Birmingham

    My brother was groundsman at Wilmot Breeden, Elmdon, his house on the sports field was built by Sapcotes, trying to recall the date, perhaps about 1980.
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    Camp Hill

    Was this the station corner of Moseley Rd and Highgate Rd
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    Camp Hill

    picture 1 Daily walk term time 1951-56 up from High St Bordesley picture 3 As Boy Scouts we practiced urban tracking, involved chalk marks on pavements along this stretch of road and neighbourhood. The properties on the left of "446" were the view from school art room windows, I was once...
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    Clothes & shoes of yesteryear

    Is there a fashion for colourful crocheted berets, I notice my next door neighbour makes and then sells in local market.
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    Clothes & shoes of yesteryear

    Not too proud to pull on long johns and matching long sleeve top if beach walking in the winter keeps the draughts from my old bones!
  9. devonjim

    Malcolm Stent

    Just read on local facebook page that local comedian Malcolm Stent has recently died. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/tributes-paid-solihull-panto-king-28830374https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/tributes-paid-solihull-panto-king-28830374
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    Lindegren

    Anthea b 2nd quarter '43 Birmingham?
  11. devonjim

    its vivienne14s birthday

    Happy Birthday. Thank you for your many contributions to the forum.
  12. devonjim

    Computer help

    And then it wanted my MS password, no-one has asked for that for years, but I surprised myself and managed to reset it, eventually!
  13. devonjim

    Computer help

    Thanks both, it's easy to change an "English" to something else but more difficult trying to change "Chinese" to English especially when the new machine uses different logos. But I've got there! Ta!
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    Computer help

    HELP PLEASE! Just bought an Amazon Kindle on line but it "Speaks" Cantonese! The supplier e-mails me saying "it can easily be switched to English in Settings, but how? I'm not very computer literate and don't read a word of Chinese!
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    Moseley Kings Heath Line

    https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/camp-hill-line-birminghams-new-28646689?utm_source=birmingham_live_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=_newsletter&utm_content=&utm_term=&ruid=dcc7b28c-6c0f-4440-a981-3cadae2a751e Newspaper update
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    The Grid Project – In The Footsteps Of Phyllis…

    Don't you find that someone has been in and knocked it down?
  17. devonjim

    Kings Hall Market

    Current Google shot shows Friends Meeting place still there, many years ago I saw, I think Tibetan Buddhists, doing a talk there.
  18. devonjim

    A little row of shops

    Realise that things are going full circle. Eye sight deteriorating so driving is off the menu so now walking to local shop, a Tesco, good exercise, taken to using a step counter. Suppose I shall be looking to the once a week "Ring and Ride" next!
  19. devonjim

    IN OUR GARDEN 2024

    We have frog's spawn.
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    Our childhood toys

    Surprised that "search" doesn't show that someone has not extolled the joy of Subbuteo! Strictly speaking I never had a Subbuteo but the earlier version which I remember was called "Newfooty" or something very similar. Hours of enjoyment in 1950's
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