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Instanagraph Camera J Lancaster 1889

I think this IS Guildford St - but from Farm St not Park St. Geach St is on the right by the lampost, and where the houses are indented opposite Geach St is where I lived as a kid (at 1/39). Closer to the camera on the left my gran lived at 2/27. And towards the top of the hill on the right my...

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Hi Graham; Can you just post them on the forum please, then we can all see them. If not I'll send you my address by private mail and I can scan them for you and post them.

It would be good if you could post the photographs please - we lived just round the corner from the Lucas works.

Yes please!!!

At Aldridge Transport Museum this weekend, preserved bus LOG 302 had the correct destination!!

Last night I had the combination of a lovely clear twilight and a nice new heavy duty tripod that holds the camera like a rock. Got one of my best ever photos of the moon (best ones seem to be at twilight as you can see the crater detail better):- Jupiter was harder as it is lower down in...

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Here it is being restored in the collections centre in 2023:-

It was a voyage of discovery on Wendesday - also photographed what I think is the remains of an old signal just to the south of Five Ways station:-

If you want to see wasps, go to Coles Lane Sutton Coldfield, house before the gully to Ebrook Rd - there is a HUGE wasps next hanging out of the tree with about 3 gazillion wasps flying around it. Big enough for me and the dogs to cross to the other side of the road yesterday!

On the train on Wendesday I mananged to get a group of shots of the Aston Signalling Centre which I have stitched together:- Also - just north of the Signalling centre some old huts have been uncovered by undergrowth clearance:-

Hi Lemonella - you can still get films for old cameras like Brownies - Bristol Camera seem to stock a large range of film formats, including 620 which I think was the film used in Brownies.

To celebrate Villa's Europa league win, we had another "Planet Parade" last night - Moon, Jupiter and Venus from top left to bottom right:-

We found this little critter climbing up our freezer shed doorframe the other night. We think we know what it is, but would welcome any suggestions please:-

Get to the pub to celebrate - some good items on the menu!!!

No - it was the old Villa offices - when the North Stand was completed they were moved into the stand and the old buildings were demolished. And now - and I dont care if anyone moans its not history or off thread - WELL DONE TO THE VILLA LAST NIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!:party:

There is 1 film about All Saints in the Mace Archive, although the video is not yet available - do not think it is the one mentioned above though:- https://www.macearchive.org/films/midlands-news-23101967-vandalism-birmingham-school

When the North Stand was built in the mid-late 1970's, this was what was on the other side of it, on the Trinity Rd stand corner:-