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    Coventry Road Hay Mills

    Is this it? Belmont, number 1315?
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    Church Road, Yardley.

    Two more files for the location showing a filling station in 1940 and a motor engineers in 1963
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    Church Road, Yardley.

    In 1964 there was a request for an illuminated sign for 75A: Jones family. However later applications have 75A in the back garden of 160 Church Road and much smaller. So maybe Jones had a filling station with that number in the large building, later keeping that number for the smaller car...
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    Prefabs in Queens Road, Yardley

    Not a reply to the above post, I trust
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    Prefabs in Queens Road, Yardley

    From the Council's Planning Department in 1979, about the Slade Road prefabs being replaced.
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    Prefabs in Queens Road, Yardley

    From the map on the Prefab Museum website
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    Prefabs in Queens Road, Yardley

    From the map on the Prefab Museum website, see below.
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    Prefabs in Queens Road, Yardley

    From the map on the Prefab Museum website
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    Happy Valley Pleasure Grounds

    The Leas left Good Rest soon after she died, according to the Voters Lists. Goodrest Croft does not appear in Voters Lists until 1934-5 and then not in directories.
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    Tunnel Cottages Kings Norton

    Unfortunately Historic England are not interested in the High Bridge cottages as regards listing. I spoke to them and referred to Alan White's book, but to no avail. Maybe someone else could have a go?
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    Happy Valley Pleasure Grounds

    May we add this to aghs, please, with an acknowledgment to you?
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    Chinagraph can be wiped off with a tissue very easily
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    Hay Mills area

    You need to ask South Yardley library. They are in their collection.
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    Images Of Birmingham

    Sheffield also features in google searches On pcs but not on android
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    Images Of Birmingham

    This name was used until 1968, then it became Mecca Sportsman. The link below attracts a warning on ocs bu not on android: http://meccadancehalls.kett.ch/?page_id=38
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    Images Of Birmingham

    Craywood, not Graywood Club was the Mecca casino business. There are references to the Bristol Craywood Club on google
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    Prefabs in Queens Road, Yardley

    I have found seven columns of names (around 60 per column) in the 1980 voters list, so they were all occupied then, at least.
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    Prefabs in Queens Road, Yardley

    There was an application to demolish 102-164 in 1982. They were technically in the Yardley Conservation Area.
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    Gino's Italian Restaurant

    We used to enjoy going to Gino's at Holloway Head before a concert at the Town Hall. One evening we went there and asked for tea. The reply? "Chef a no make a tea". I am still laughing.
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    Happy Valley Yardley Wood

    This is Happy Valley in Yardley Wood: https://aghs.jimdofree.com/happy-valley-yardley-wood/
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