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Two pics from the thread Bullring WW2

Nice little ice cream van for you all mines a "zoom" or a "fab"

Couple of old Electric Dustcarts in Birmingham: From Facebook post.

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You are very welcome

It may have been the Plough & Harrow which stood on the corner of Chapel lane and Bristol Road, sure my Uncle used to go here and call it the "better ole", but I think that referred to the room he drank in. Vague memories...sorry!

It is good news that it will reopen again.

Lovely article in the BBC news website today on the 6888th battalion: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-66045635

I have searched but have not found one yet.

I read an article online today in BBC News about the time-ball being fixed at Hull and now being operational again. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-humber-66042808 This piqued my curiosity as I had never heard of them. Found this site that told me more...

I actually entered the competition on naming the Bull on 24th May 2023 and suggested the following: "I suggest a most suitable name for the Bull would be "Boulton" After the Birmingham born Matthew Boulton a business man, inventor, mechanical engineer,silversmith and abolitionist. Kind...

As you open the link it has a map alongside of the image of the mill just zoom in

Sorry Mike had trouble myself with it, then could not find it again See if this link works: https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101343454-17-23-grosvenor-street-west-b16-ladywood-ward If it does look on the map which says substation next door to the mill. The PDF I had is too large to upload

This document planning application map of Old Union Mill confirms that the building to the right is a substation: http://eplanning.idox.birmingham.gov.uk/publisher/docs/1DE2F9B69C9C86CE4D727C5013E05A2F/Document-1DE2F9B69C9C86CE4D727C5013E05A2F.pdf

I think but not certain this is an Electricity sub station, not certain if it is still in use.

The sign was not there in 1976 as confirmed in this site on the 1976 photo ...so recent addition. https://www.mikehigginbottominterestingtimes.co.uk/?p=1984

I tried the numbers that I blocked on"who called me?" they are all reported as scams. Glad I had the sense not to answer them.

Thank you John I will look at this later...appreciate

I keep receiving calls from area codes where I do not know anyone, Had one from Bodmin, Ballymena, Leicester in the last 5 days. I simply do not answer and just block the number. Curious though I may answer the next one.

Interesting Pictures, it is sad that the internal building has deteriorated this much.