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Best guess if this JH Edwards was a hairdresser and lived at 103 Varna is that this was a rooming house and he was one of the tenants amd that he was employed as a hairdresser by someone with a shop or did this at the client's home. He'd be invisible to the directory in that case. The only way...

1952 Kelly's lists 103 Varna rd as Bartlett Jn (no profession so it's probably residential rather than commercial). There is one Edwards Jn Hy but he's at 75 Wychall Rd Northfield. There are other John Edwards's (see attached). There is no Hairdresser named Edwards listed in the Trade section...

Variations on the "pirate radio" idea happen from time to time. There was a resurgence of small area limited hours stations in the 90s as part of rave culture and a few other things. There was a TV parody of this situation a few years back. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People_Just_Do_Nothing...

You didn't include a link with this. Shouldn't there have been one?

If you're doing that, pay attention to the codes you're getting. If you scan from an app that's already on your phone, you should be OK but if it's an individual code that doesn't require the app to be running then it's liable to all kinds of tricks.

Nowadays you'll find a lot of the fake emails go to the junk folder straight off. This will increase as you list more as junk or report more for phishing. 3 in one day isn't much. Every so often the screen for such misses some and they show up in your inbox. This does seem to happen in clumps.

At one point there was something about the new line linking in to the existing one at University station forming a loop. Has that gone now?

I think I've seen one recently but I'm not sure if there's a version on the internet. If anyone knows where to find one it will be BARRA https://www.birminghamairraids.co.uk/

I vaguely remember my mum getting me to sign up to the Brunswick in the 80s or 90s so she could go. They didn't allow women as members so she couldn't be a member but, if I was, she could use the place. I don't remember if she was ever in there. she died soon after. Then again I could have got...

With those you might find this is genuine. Does your bank send you regular emails with offers and advice and only a link? Admittedly I don't get such things from the bank but some do. For example, if you were with NatWest, you might get a link to this...

I get the impression this article isn't as up to date as it might be. Moseley road baths closed for refurbishment project about a month ago that is supposed to bring more of the place into use. The BMI is supposed to be undergoing a similar refit and has been for a few months now. Does anyone...

S Rose's Lionel Street place was destroyed by the fire. It was arson. A disgruntled ex-employee had broken in inteding to steal stuff and had lit something to use as a torch for light. As it was a clothing warehouse that's probably an old jacket or something similar. You can guess the rest. S...

The map link https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/#zoom=17.0&lat=52.47940&lon=-1.90852&layers=117746211&b=3 should take you to a map that includes the railway lines. You can see the main line going into and out of the tunnel under Broad Street and that tunnel is shourt enough that you can see where...

I should have been the year after you and, as I remember it the Deputy Head was called Saunders.

I worked at the old central sorting office on Blucher St (off Suffolk St) one Christmas. They did have a tunnel that went to New St station but there was no railway in it. As I understand it, it was a low tunnel and you'd never get any kind of engine through there. One day we had to take the...

I've just checked the events page at the Newcomen Society's website and none of these are on it. Has something gone wrong? https://www.newcomen.com/events-calendar/

There's a dfference between an airship and a blimp. The airship is designed as something carrying passengers. The blimp may be able to carry a few passengers but tends to be anchored rather than travelling.It's a vague distinction but still. If you want to see airships, you'll have to go to...

This is what the old depot building is now. https://creationwall.co.uk/ It's in regular use and seems to have quite a few people through there.

The present applications are from the same person that submitted applications in 2021. These were rejected. The new applications are available at...

I suspect most of the Gordon Brown apology came in the wake of the Fairbridge scandal in Australia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairbridge,_Western_Australia although there were more revelations to come...