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That did cross my mine too. When you consider that Gas Street to Worcester and the Severn is I think about 52 locks lower, the technical challenges would have been significant.

Done

That one has been doing the rounds for sometime now, but it catches people out, so think you for sharing it. You can always agree a secret word between family mebers that only they know to validate messages like this.

I understand thats what happend, the account got closed and images deleted

It is indeed. It been bashed down and rebuilt a few times by lorries hitting the narrow parapet, I think they built up the kerbs to stop lorries and put a weight limit on to too.

I suspect Phil was one of the Photobucket or Flicker users where you posted a link to embed the photo, so it shows the image seamlessly. Unfortunately, Photobucket change the game and started asking for a subscription and disabled the links unless people paid up.

Thank you Richard, if I say so myself, the Pardoe’s were a fascinating family

Yes, that's definitely possible. I have the professional software needed to extract the images from the PDF files directly, which will preserve the best possible quality. Once extracted, we can work as a team to categorize them by area and timeframe before posting them here. As a first step...

It should be possible to extract the individual images form the PGF files and to post them on here. Do you know how each of the PDF file area arranged, i.e. grouped by place or road etc?

Hi and Welcome to Birmingham History Forum. The yard your referring to was Pardoes Yard on St Marys Walk and St Margrets Road, Ward End. The yard belonged to my Great Grandfather Herbert and wife Martha and he would convert old buses for family to live in. Lots of Gypsy family’s lived in...

Here you go Lyn, is it your mom?

I was in Key Hill Cemetery yesterday and noticed Phyllis Nicklins grandfathers grave marker on on of the Guinea Graves. Viv has identified some of here ancestors, so am wondering about posting the photo I took?

I popped out to Key Hill Cemetery today and did a 3D render of one of the many Guinea Grave markers. https://skfb.ly/pBs7t Around 80-100 people would have been buried up these markers.

Hi Andy, I know this guy and hes very good: https://bluebadge.co.uk/places_visited.html

Richard It looks like by the style of the hosues that replaced it, it must have gone in the 1930's

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Verbina is another one I grow for the bees, it just seesmt o go on floowering the whole summer

The “John Bull” printing set was a classic children’s toy.

You could buy “Caps” for cap guns in little rolls coiled up in a small round paper box. We used to fold them over, double or triple etc to make a louder bang. One day I struck a whole box with a big stone, the resulting band nearly deafening me.

I’ve had plenty of bumblebees. I grow lots of lavender and a few other bee friendly plants, that keeps them happy