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    Birmingham buses

    What are 'H' buses?
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    Moseley The pyramid Riders motorcycle.

    Moseley and Dist MC have a Facebook page. Have you tried contacting the club?
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    TOWER BALLROOM TO BE DEMOLISHED

    Me too. Catching the No 8 bus home in the fog, it was quicker to walk. I went to the 'Gay Tower' regularly in 1964.
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    Smithfield Garage

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    Railway infrastructure and engineering development

    Here's an interesting project. The Great Central Railway are working hard to install a missing rail link in Loughborough. Sounds easy enough until you see what is required.
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    Hobbies 2021

    Morturn; keep this thread going please, most interesting.
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    Hobbies 2021

    I use a programme called 'OnSong', this allows to use a foot switch to turn a page or have it scroll by. You can import .doc or .ppt music sheets. Another good programme is 'PDF Sam' this allows you to split a .pdf file into single or double sheets.
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    National Memorial Arboretum

    A fitting tribute to some very brave men. There are some wonderful statues at the National Arboretum.
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    Another great pic. Thank you.
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    King Edwards Road Ladywood

    Bellamy's garage stood on the corner of King Edward's road and Edward st. The garage closed in 2003, I went along shortly afterwards and took some pics. There is also a pic from a cutting in the Birmingham Mail.
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    White Family/White’s Garages

    There was a 'White's garage and removals' in Great lister st.
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    I used to get my company invoices printed at Compeer Press. Was there a butchers a bit further along on the corner?
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    Jazz players

    I have been following 'Tuba Skinny for some years also. Talented band.
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    Lorries - Shenstone Transport, Marsh Lane, Erdington

    Yes please. Birmingham transport companies are high on my list.
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    Fabulous set of pics.
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    I like the '31p for a FULL gallon' sign. What other gallons were available (apart from U.S.A) ?
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    No I don't Sue. It seemed that when we were kids, marsh and Baxters were everywhere.
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    'Milk-Bar' on the left, the 'Yoofs' of the day would hang about in there. Two shops down is 'Marsh & Baxters' butchers.
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    Smallbrook Street

    'Milk-Bar' on the left, the 'Yoofs' of the day would hang about in there. Two shops down is 'Marsh & Baxters' butchers.
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    Here's the same bridge but this time looking from the Coventry road/ Watery lane junction.
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