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    Late 70s amateur Aerial Photos, city and south to Longbridge

    40124-6 linked to the earlier photo of 5 tower blocks in a line and three in a triangle. The triangle's just off-centre now, and you can make out three of the five at centre-left. Does that major road and the flyover (?) junction help? I am certain that someone local/familiar...
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    Late 70s amateur Aerial Photos, city and south to Longbridge

    40124-5 "Compared to some places young apprentice me-lad, this is paradise! Hmmm, that gives me an idea ...."
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    Late 70s amateur Aerial Photos, city and south to Longbridge

    40124-4 An unfortunately timed shot of the Town Hall amid its neighbours ...
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    Late 70s amateur Aerial Photos, city and south to Longbridge

    40124-2 What it says on the tin! Good to be reminded of Bingley Hall again though!
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    Late 70s amateur Aerial Photos, city and south to Longbridge

    40124-1 About to cross over Digbeth; St Martins/Rotunda/BT Tower all in a line. Yet another failed poster!
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    Late 70s amateur Aerial Photos, city and south to Longbridge

    35756 -4 City Centre from SE, Old Square/Lewis's v nearly dead centre, Rotunda just above centre-left. Foreground so different today!
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    Late 70s amateur Aerial Photos, city and south to Longbridge

    35756 -3 Unknown, prob N of city centre, BT Tower directly under wing; note 5 tower blocks in a row also below wing, also 3 tower blocks grouped in a triangle centre-right. Major road recognisable? EDIT - Newtown, Old Lucas Factory triangularish compound just left of centre, 5...
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    Late 70s amateur Aerial Photos, city and south to Longbridge

    35756 -2 Metropole Hotel & Lake another failed poster!
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    Late 70s amateur Aerial Photos, city and south to Longbridge

    35756 -1 Lake with brook (?) alongside and island, 2nd lake in distance, caravan parking/sales lower-middle. Thoughts? EDIT - Babb's Mill Lake at Kingshurst with the River Cole alongside. Thanks Malvernian.
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    Late 70s amateur Aerial Photos, city and south to Longbridge

    35541-12 T junction dual/single carriageways with offset roundabout, mini industrial estate / commercial bldgs? EDIT - Junction of Chelmsley Road and Cooks Lane. Thanks Old Mohawk
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    Late 70s amateur Aerial Photos, city and south to Longbridge

    35541-11 Thinking Eastfield Rd Rail tunnel, coming from Bordesley Green at lower-right EDIT - Corrected as the railway tunnel on The Radleys. Thanks Morturn.
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    Late 70s amateur Aerial Photos, city and south to Longbridge

    35541-10 Guessing a zoom-tryout from fuzziness, no idea of location but likely on line of departure so generally sorta-NW, so Marston Green ish ? EDIT - Identified as the junction of The Radleys with Bell Lane. Tile Cross/Sheldon/Marston Green border. Thanks jmadone. EDIT - Revised...
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    Late 70s amateur Aerial Photos, city and south to Longbridge

    35541-8 Elmdon bldgs/tower , taxiing
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    Late 70s amateur Aerial Photos, city and south to Longbridge

    35541-6 Very grainy early-days NEC, prob some zoom involved
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    Late 70s amateur Aerial Photos, city and south to Longbridge

    35541-5 Anyone place this pitch/track? Quite a few clues ad a major road to help? EDIT - Identified as Bath Row/Holloway Head left side to top right corner across end of pitch, and Sutton Street alongside pitch. Thanks Malvernian and brianthelion.
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    Late 70s amateur Aerial Photos, city and south to Longbridge

    35541-4 St Catherine of Siena Church, Bristol St
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    Late 70s amateur Aerial Photos, city and south to Longbridge

    35541-3 City from Rotunda to BT Tower, had hoped for better result for another poster
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    Late 70s amateur Aerial Photos, city and south to Longbridge

    35541-2 Rotunda & St Martins with zoom, had hoped for better result of city and beyond for a poster.
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    Late 70s amateur Aerial Photos, city and south to Longbridge

    35541-1 Random shot at capturing train with zoom, old Curzon St Station building centre-right. Poor quality
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    Late 70s amateur Aerial Photos, city and south to Longbridge

    I came across this Forum just a little time ago whilst googling something entirely unrelated, and have dropped back at times and rekindled a lot of memories, learned more than a few things about the City's history and growth both before and after I arrived blinking in to this world just after...
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