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    Gosta Green Through Duddeston

    Was it anywhere near where Kyrle Hall used to be in Sheep Street ? I guess it was after my time.
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    Where is this ? Corner Shop

    Is it Bordesley Green Road ?
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    Nechells

    Are we talking about the street with the bank on the corner ? I think it was Bloomsbury Street but dont know of any doctor's along there ( could well have been. ) Sorry I read the quote again and now seem to think it was Scoldfield Street
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    Gosta Green Through Duddeston

    Phil. I would also like to Thank You and Everyone for posts with photographs.
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    Gosta Green Through Duddeston

    Winston. Please forgive me, I am so late in Thanking You for your posts. They are wonderful Photographs and I have saved them to CD.
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    Where is This? Garages #16

    Chester Road.
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    Mike G

    I Really Hope That Each Day Brings Better News Of Mike.
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    New TV memories site

    Alf. I guess its the next best thing to the Performance Channel that we lost.
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    Mike G

    Thank you so much for your updates.
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    New TV memories site

    I rescanned Astra 2 satellite today and found Vintage TV Channel which I had not known about. Cannot really make any comment yet although it looks promising.
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    Mike G

    Get well soon mike
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    Bloomsbury ( Lingard) Library Nechells

    Mike. I like your post, I take it that it is all that has since disappeared.
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    Where is This? Garages #10

    Great Photograph Phil but no idea where it could have been. Aston Road ? its a level road that's all I know.
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    Gosta Green Through Duddeston

    Mike. Thank you for your post.
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    Gosta Green Through Duddeston

    Phil. Thank you for your post. I feel sure they were Phosphor Bronze, but there could have been other things that were cast by the list you gave. I was sure it was next to the " Rising Sun " Thank you once again Phil.
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    Gosta Green Through Duddeston

    Well I managed to upload the other photograph. I believe the foundry was making Phosphor Bronze Ingots . The metal was heated in a furnace past its melting point and poured into a mold ( there were rows of them ) After they had been allowed to cool they were turned and tipped out. The...
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    Gosta Green Through Duddeston

    This is part of what I wish to post, if I cannot finish it tonight I shall try again tomorrow. I had said on a past post about a Foundry near to the " Rising Sun " public house in Heneage Street. I think this foundry must have been at Castle Works shown in the Photogragh. If anyone has a...
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    Gosta Green Through Duddeston

    Catclaws. I well remember around that area, Taronis up that wide yard along the same side as the Ashted picture house only more towards Lupin Street.
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    Gosta Green Through Duddeston

    Roverman. POST 12903 It was only some years ago that I saw those windows in Rocky Lane and realised they were the windows of the stables so I just had to take a photograph of them. So sad that its all of a bygone time.
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    Rare Old Austin - Still Runs (not as we know it)

    It's great to see these old cars, even better when they are restored. Hope some more are posted on this thread,
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