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  1. brummie nick

    Things We Sent Off For

    You must have been a rich family, we had silver threepenny bits in ours:stupid:
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    They Were Caught In Our Old Street Pics...

    The Green Lane cinema became John Blundell's Furniture shop. Nick
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    Street furniture

    I remember those, there used to be one on the corner of Tilton Rd outside the 'George 'pub Nick
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    Bulpitt and Sons Birmingham

    We still have an electric kettle made by Bulpitt's, like the one shown on this site. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulpitt_&_Sons
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    Newspapers : From Birmingham Post 150 years ago

    So it’s Mr Summerscales I have to thank for finding me a job every ‘washday,’ turning the handle on my Mothers mangle. :stupid:
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    Hughes Biscuits

    Would the name of the fireplace manufactures have been Buryfield ? Nick
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    They Were Caught In Our Old Street Pics...

    The tram in #706 Is One of the last trams to run in Brum, there's another Picture of it here...
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    roshven avenue

    There was a coffee shop at 24 Taunton Road corner of Roshvern Rd Mrs Olive Joyce. In the 1969 'Kellys'
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    Items that have faded away

    I think they were called snow fruits
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    Birmingham City first home game at St Andrews 1906

    Terry, you could try emailing the club at E-mail: [email protected]
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    Newspapers : From Birmingham Post 150 years ago

    Trout fishing in the River Cole.? :unconscious:
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    Roll of Honour WW1

    WAKEMAN, NORMAN Rank:Driver Service No:56109 Date of Death:31/03/1917 Regiment/Service:Royal Field Artillery "B" Bty. 66th Bde. Panel ReferencePanel 3 and 60.MemorialBASRA MEMORIAL
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    Motorcycle - How To Find My Old One

    Thanks for looking. It was a sad day, when I decided to sell it, :dispirited: Nick
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    Motorcycle - How To Find My Old One

    Any chance of a look up for my 1956 AJS 500 twin SOX 487 TIA Nick
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    Fuel

    I think if you tried that in Brum, they'd think you were this chap. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/9240841/Serial-fuel-thief-still-at-large-after-more-than-10-years.html
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    Fuel

    I'm too busy worrying about all the Billion's of £ they're making. :mad: Nick
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    Fuel

    I would think at £1 30 a Litre you would be getting about a teaspoonful for one penny, so to get it spot on you'd be lucky. Nick:stupid:
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    They Were Caught In Our Old Street Pics...

    I think you're more inclined to 'slouch' on a spade. :stupid:
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    Newspapers : From Birmingham Post 150 years ago

    Its surprising to see Garrison Lane described has being in the 'pleasant and healthy Suburbs' Nick
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    Old street pics..

    You know your Pubs Phil, was there one next to the Alex, might be the Victoria? Nick
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