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  1. RobT

    Birmingham buses

    Is it Lee bank Road, Edgbaston? Opposite No. 196 Bates Newsagency
  2. RobT

    COLLIS Radio & TV

    Paul, Ted W (EJW) has not visited this site since September 2021,so my not see your message unless he logs on again. You might be able to send a personal message to him, by clicking on the envelope in the top right hand corner, it might ping his computer. RobT
  3. RobT

    Shops opposite Small Heath Park in 1950s - help please

    If it's any help 'Vision Developments' was at 630 Coventry Road, between St. Oswald's Road & Dora Road
  4. RobT

    Jennens Road

    Is this Jennens Row, Duddeston?
  5. RobT

    King Edward's School, New Street 1838 - 1936

    Did you mean King Edward Grammar High St Birmingham City centre? I believe there was a King Edward Grammar in New St, could this be the one?
  6. RobT

    My great grandfather Thomas Wilkes was a guns smith and lived at 56 Princip St. Factory was in Price St.

    1915 Kelly's had a Thomas Wilks at 17 Court No.9 Price st
  7. RobT

    Its Oldbrit's birthday !

    Best wishes for a happy & healthy 90th
  8. RobT

    Where is this ?

    From the 1930's Kelly's
  9. RobT

    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    Some of my wife's hard work This is one of the many roses on the bush bottom right
  10. RobT

    88 Queens Road, Aston 1883

    I can't see a Queens Road around 1849, was Aston in Birmingham then?
  11. RobT

    A. Rodway 102 Long Street, Sparkbrook

    Thank you for finding this Janet, I am a big Meccano enthusiast, so November 1924 Meccano Magazine
  12. RobT

    A. Rodway 102 Long Street, Sparkbrook

    Anybody know the date when this advert could have been placed? And when were they in business?
  13. RobT

    Birmingham buses

    I've just come across a stamp amongst clutter, which has sat there for about 23 years! Apparently a 1st class stamp issued in 2000 at a cost of 27p. Birmingham City Transport bus is a Daimler COG5 from 1937 Read all about the stamps here
  14. RobT

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    As far as I can see Farm street and Wheeler street are at right angles
  15. RobT

    Red Lion Inn Soho Road Handsworth

    Here's a couple of photographs of the interior of the red lion after it had been empty for many years
  16. RobT

    Red Lion Inn Soho Road Handsworth

    This is how building looked in May 2022
  17. RobT

    Red Lion Inn Soho Road Handsworth

    This is how the building looked in Sept 2020, note the note in the window about newly refurbished, note also new building constructed to left of photograph.
  18. RobT

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    I can tell you that the car outside the M&B is a Morris Eight Series E c.1939
  19. RobT

    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    This is actually 187A Aston Road, Aston where Allesley St/Bracebridge st meet on Aston Road junction Mrs M. Darby Newsagent
  20. RobT

    Photo restoration

    Here's my effort but others much more talented
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