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    Trams

    No suggestions but can anyone identify from the tram number?
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    Union Street

    Hmm, not sure but I don't think so. There was also a branch in the Bull Ring and one on Smallbrook Ringway which was originally Lewis Separates, not sure if they became a Chelsea Girl. @Vivienne14 What do you think?
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    Bread and Dripping

    I used to love pikelets, warm with butter on! I think the name is particularly a Midland thing, areas like the south east have always called them crumpets.
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    Benjamin Zephaniah

    Very nice!
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    Benjamin Zephaniah

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8e6pge6846o
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    Ozzy Osbourne (John)

    In case anyone is interested in this film about Ozzy, screening on 4th July at Millennium Point.... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1e6n97epyyo
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    Speedway. Perry Barr.

    Article on the BBC website this morning.. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y802rxgz9o :(
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    Birmingham Collections Website

    Some proper old horse drawn caravans there!
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    Hall Green

    Looks like a pig to me too :oops:
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    Grand Union and Olton Mere

    Might be what is known as a stink pipe? There are the remains of a couple in the area of London I live in now.
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    Broad Street

    Rushton Street doesn't meet Broad Street where The Victoria was now, the bottom area is all newer housing and flats.
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    Warstone Lane Cemetery

    I can see it on my phone :) Great - thanks!
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    Soho Hill

    I can remember the church quite well, I used to pass it on the number 16 bus to town going to work. Strange but I can't really recollect it actually being demolished!
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    Birmingham Cinemas

    I know what you mean but at least the building has survived. I've never been inside but am very familiar with the place as I used to work part-time at the old Ikon Gallery when they were in John Bright Street.
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    Birmingham Cinemas

    The Futurist Cinema in John Bright Street has been given Grade 2 listed status... An old Birmingham cinema that spent years as a strip club and shisha bar has been granted Grade II listed status. The Futurist, on John Bright Street, has been listed by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
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    Sad News

    Hope all goes well today Warren. Thinking of your Dad, you and your family.
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    The Druids in Birmingham

    A different opinion on Druid's Heath there then!!
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    The Druids in Birmingham

    Re Barr Beacon, the Aldridge History website says this.... The name Barr Beacon was first referred to as such in documents of the 17th century, although the name Barr is almost certainly derived from the Celtic “barra”, meaning summit. Early antiquarians thought this to be a centre for Druidic...
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    The Druids in Birmingham

    Druid's Well is mentioned as a possibility as per Google.
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    The Druids in Birmingham

    According to a Google search, there is no direct evidence of significant druidic presence in Warwickshire during the Roman period but there are several locations with potential ties.. Evidence of Possible Druidic Sites: Holy Wells: Many holy wells, such as Druid's Well in Sutton Coldfield and...
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