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    Where Were These 2 Roads?

    From the old A - Z I have once more.
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    Where Were These 2 Roads?

    Hope this helps. No "Upper" Tower Street but it gives some idea. Probably need an older map.
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    Gosta Green Through Duddeston

    Not sure to post this here. This coincided with Queen Victoria's visit to an opening at aston Park on June 15th 1858. Also see birminghamuk.net/history/ - Cached ( Sorry this does not work )
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    Where is This? 180

    Found this in Lower Loveday Street, ( Kelly's 1904 ) I have rechecked the spelling and it does say (People's Hill works.) Gill JamesWilliam,printer (People's Hill works) here is Princip st .. here is Cliveland s
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    Where is This? 180

    Yes DEK, If only we could get something started.
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    Birmingham in 1910s

    These are the Boundary changes to Birmingham in 1911. www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp?u_id=10101001 - Cached
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    Where is This? 180

    QUOTE People's Hall.—The foundation stone of the People's Hall, corner of Loveday and Princip Streets, was laid on Easter Monday, 1841, by General (then Colonel) Perronet Thompson. The cost of the building was £2,400, and, as its name implies, it was intended, and for a short time used, as a...
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    Birmingham in 1910s

    Motor Cars (Regulations). IF ONLY. HC Deb 11 May 1911 vol 25 c1386 1386 §Mr. WATT asked the President of the Local Government Board whether his Department has power to reduce the speed of motor-cars by order; if so, what is that power and how often has it been put in force by his...
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    Where is This? 180

    Come on Phil, I only ask for six more clues. First one put a cross on the map !!!!
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    Jening street and wood cock street

    We can get from Digbeth around to Colemore Row also make our way to Broad Street. We could get to Woodcock Street but could not direct from the top of our head. I hope the map helps but they are bus routes so maybe you would have to rent a bus.
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    Where is This? 180

    Phil. If you picked me up and dropped me on top of it I would not know where I was ( as always.)
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    Where is This? 180

    I reckon this is going to be the eighth wonder of the world. Am I getting near it Phil ?????
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    Could this be your family...????

    Quote.... My nan had an indoor coal house in her living room. My gran had it under the stairs and if Phil posted a photo of it I would get at least one right.
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    Where is This? 180

    Evening Lyn, If it was Ann Street then I could have chalked up one success in Phil's long list of photographs , as it is my score is nil,nought,zero,eins,neant ect,.
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    Where is This? 180

    Oh Dear What Have I Started ????? Now if it had not been printed on the photograph I could have told you that was Ann Street before they built my " Council House."
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    Gosta Green Through Duddeston

    I knew the shop as just James's and don't remember the other signs. Apart from selling bicycles they also sold darts, dart flights, Gramophone needles, probably even fishing equipment. Although I had my ASP bike ( all spare parts ) I used to go there for puncture outfits, tyres, and chain or...
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    Where is This? 180

    Phil, Is it anywhere near this building ??
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    Where is This? 180

    Good Morning Phil, I can only say by those smoking chimneys it is Birmingham ( Don't ask me where .) LOL.
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    Traditional Songs we sang at school

    Did we ever sing " Green Sleeves " ? Going off thread a bit I remember some of the poem " Old Meg."
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    Could this be your family...????

    Hello Lyn, I have tried several times to post but lost them, hope I get it right this time. I guess you were in fashion with those burnt pattered legs, forgive me as I could not resist it. That looks an old yet at the same time a modern photograph with the TV and more so the telephone. I used...
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