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    Old Birmingham Schools - Changed Or Demolished

    Saint Matthews School, Lupin Street. This school was I believe from mid 1800's to mid 1950's Edit. A link to St Matthews School Nechells thread is here https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/st-matthews-school-duddeston-nechells-newbie.10739/page-2
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    Rod Birch

    RIP Rod. My condolences to his family.
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    Birmingham Newspapers

    Thank You Ray for your comment about the Sporting Buff.
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    Birmingham Newspapers

    Was it called The Buff ? A sports Newspaper.
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    Computer help

    Thank You jukebox, I shall certainly give it a try.
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    Computer help

    I get PopOrange but I thought I should now be with Virgin. D'ont quite understand it. Should be paying for Orange untill next month.
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    Computer help

    I think that I had the trouble some time back and changed to Virgin from BT, could not access the internet but that part is now fixed. I use Outlook Express,Emails stay in my my out box. I shall have to recheck that error message I get. Many Thanks to everyone.
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    Computer help

    Unable to send Emails. Can you help please ?
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    Street furniture

    I dont go looking for them but I like to find the Wall mounted boxes or the ones VR. Kelly's Directories list wall mounted boxes in times gone by.
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    The Ice Cream Man

    They sound Great Pete, not sure if you are are allowed to tell me where I might buy them from.
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    The Ice Cream Man

    Its wipped up in a choc coating these days from the super market Pet.
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    Monkey run

    The Monkey Run I beleive was Alum Rock For the Saltley Area.
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    Weston shop Coleman St

    " 9 Weston Charles, dairyman This is from the 1904 Kelly's Directory Of Birmingham. This looks as though Mr WESTON may have had a shop across the road from the later shop.
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    Weston shop Coleman St

    I lived at 5/35 , Weston,s shop ( Dairy ) was three houses away at the front. They sold cheese,milk, cakes (eccles my favorites with recyled cake filling in the middle.My memory is otherwise a bit vague now I am sorry to say. I do not know of any photograph of this shop that may have been posted...
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    Pencil sketch of Forum member - but who ?

    Well Worth A Gold Medal.
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    Deciphering help please

    I guess Unadopted Road would explain it.
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    My Partner Ray

    So Sorry to hear your sad news Sylvia. Take Care.
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    Gas man Electric collector Gas attendant Gas mantle man

    I was amazed to see so much money ( in pennies of course ) and to get cash back was just like a win on the lottery.
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    Pedley's shop Heneage street

    Pedley's shop was further along from the Out door.
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    Where is This? #197

    Phil, Was it near Holiday Street ?
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