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    Corporation Street

    If He was a Dummy, Whoever put him in that position had a lot of Bottle !!
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    Blue Plaque, What's That Secret Your Keepin'?

    Link to interesting site in regards to Webster & Horsfall / Hay Mills. Great Pics. https://aghs.jimdofree.com/coventry-road-to-forest-road/
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    Radio

    McCartney song 'Mrs Vandebilt' from the 1973 Album Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings.
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    Coventry Road, Small Heath

    View attachment 95202 Entrance to Bordesley Station to the right, under the Bridge. Can make out Station Platform buildings, Top Right.
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    Small Heath Tram Depot Coventry Road

    That was The Kingston.
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    Waggon Hill Coventry Road

    Here's a Pic of the ruin and 2 Google Earth Images of site Now.
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    Waggon Hill Coventry Road

    Demolished and now a Aldi store sits on the site.
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    Church Road, Yardley.

    There was also a Record shop on the right before Harvey Road in the early to mid 1970s, if memory serves next to Model shop.
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    Buildings at risk

    Unfortunately, due to the direction Birmingham has been heading for the last few years, there will be many more fine buildings LOST.
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    David Bowie in Birmingham

    No it's not the same building, first Pic is the guest house still on Mackadown Lane. What I should have made clear is Bowie would probably have played the pub (2nd Pic) not the guest house (1st Pic) as guest house too small.
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    David Bowie in Birmingham

    Chard'e Guest House, 289 Mackadown Lane. Looking at the building, it was probably The Mackadown Pub the band played.
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    Moseley Kings Heath Line

    There are No local elections in Birmingham this May, we've got to wait until next year.
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    Coventry Road Hay Mills

    The Grange was opened in 1915 and stood on the corner of Coventry Rd ( number 380 ) and Grange Rd, Small Heath B10.
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    Costermonger pub

    Also confirmed today by the owners of Priory site that their plans for the area are to go ahead and they are working closely with Birmingham City Council - What a coincidence that the announcement ties in with so called safety checks and fire risk assessments closing it down. Despite reports on...
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    Gaumont cinema

    I can remember going to watch 'The Charge Of The Light Brigade' (David Hemmings etc) around 1968/69 and in The Foyer of The Gaumont was a mannequin in full Hussar uniform.
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    happy birthday to vivienne14

    All the Best, and Many More.:heart:
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    Station Street Birmingham

    Can someone please confirm if there was a Militaria collectors shop on Station St. late 1960s or early-mid '70s 2 or 3 doors down from The Crown? I seem to remember going there with my Dad and definitely remember going up some stairs to a show/sales room where the owner had a dummy dressed in a...
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    commonwealth games village disaster

    Hi Keith, The before was far from better, the original entrance was no wider than a entry between terraces, the booking office 'Hall' no bigger than a bathroom and the shops run down or vacant. The new station is better but agreed, certainly not worth £30 Million.
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    commonwealth games village disaster

    Yes, They did. The row of shops to the left and right of the Old dingy Station entrance were demolished and the larger station concourse / booking area covers the block. I haven't yet seen any Then and Now Pics.
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