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  1. devonjim

    Bundy clocks around Birmingham

    Swanshurst Park heading towards Kings Heath.
  2. devonjim

    Tannery in Tanyard Lane Amington Road

    The house "Amington" is on the attached map. Mr. Muscott didn't have far to walk to work.
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    Tannery in Tanyard Lane Amington Road

    Mike, what is the date of your B'ham Post item as it quotes that the tannery was now closed. I worked in Amington Rd from 1958 and my nose remembers the tannery, but my memory puts it on the other side of the road from that shown on the map but that may have been a storage yard. I don't remember...
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    Tannery in Tanyard Lane Amington Road

    Wouldn't it have been strips of tree bark in the baskets?
  5. devonjim

    Dudley Road Hospital - Peter Walker

    Seems that the days of the hospital at Dudley Rd are numbered with the opening of the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital in Smethwick (at last!)
  6. devonjim

    Bull Ring 1960s - 1980s

    Birmingham that I recognize.
  7. devonjim

    Happy birthday pjmburns (Janice)

    Sorry to miss your Birthday. Hope you had a "nice" day!
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    Evacuees TO Birmingham

    I had first hand experience of this scheme, we had a young lady from Essex stay with us in Tyseley 1944-45. Here I am with Jean Baker on VE-Day.
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    Birmingham's Working Horses

    Until it was mentioned on a recent TV prog about heavy horses I hadn't realised that in 1930's Corona (Thomas & Evans) operated a fleet of horse drawn vehicles from their James Road Tyseley depot.
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    Is This Your Motor?

    Become quite adept at fitting these batteries, turns out that one of the keys has another fault as changing the battery does not bring it back to life. By the way the OE battery were Panasonic.
  11. devonjim

    Bull Ring 1930s - 1950s

    I had the same problem with String Vests.
  12. devonjim

    Is This Your Motor?

    Bought 2 for £3, middle of the road price? I've begun to wonder if the garage that does annual service has replaced batteries as surely even O/E quality would not have lasted since 2008, on the one that is still working.
  13. devonjim

    Is This Your Motor?

    Thanks guys! Marvellous that such a small battery has lasted fifteen years.
  14. devonjim

    Is This Your Motor?

    Advice please. We have a 2008 Mitsubishi Colt. It has two RC keys one of which has stopped working, I assume it must have a battery but can't see where, as Mitsubishi dealers have disappeared am I likely to be able to get it fixed. I know I can use it as a "manual" key.
  15. devonjim

    Monkey Boats

    Couldn't think who was Prince George. Duke of Kent, died in plane crash 1942
  16. devonjim

    BOOK - can't find this book anywhere?

    Have you tried "PostScript" they can sometimes source obscure books?
  17. devonjim

    Birmingham Accident Hospital

    Arrived at the "Acci" burns unit in spectacular fashion March '78 transferred from Solihull hospital in a convoy of ambulance, police car, and five police motor cycles after RTA in Knowle.
  18. devonjim

    Wilmot Breeden Limited

    Jess, attachment 158660 is the photo referred to with Sir John Hunt (Everest 1953 etc) on the left and Miles on the right. Have you seen the Wikipedia page for Carl Breeden.
  19. devonjim

    Wilmot Breeden Limited

    Miles Breeden on the right.
  20. devonjim

    Birmingham Cinemas

    My mother in law worked at the Bristol when it first opened I've seen a copy of the souvenir programme but sadly don't know where it is now
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