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    Celebrities in passing

    Bumped into Roy Wood in Tower Ballroom i used to see lots of the cast of Crossroads back in the day in Blackpool where i live used to see alot of stars Cilla Black The Nolans they used to live here Ken Dodd and last of all Robbie Williams of Take That out for awalk on the Prom the quiet bit...
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    Groups We Have Seen Live

    Fancied a pop at them myself they be nice in a period frame just booked our hols so funds are light would have looked great in my man cave
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    Moat House, St John's House, Alum Rock/Alumrock House Alum Rock Road

    Good to see some of my work still in place after i worked on its revamp start to finnish in the 70s for Norton Contractors
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    Birmingham Screwdriver Company Digbeth

    As a joiner we used knock screws all the way home then giving a couple of turns with a screwdriver it left hammer marks in the wood ie A Babies Bottom or a half a Crown Chargehand used to say no B/ham Screwdrivers
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    Perry Barr Greyhound Stadium

    Hope this is correct place for this Am i hearing this right Perry Barr Greyhound Stadium Is shuting down this summer?
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    Maternity Hospital Heathfield Road

    I was born there
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    Elan Valley and its Pipeline into Birmingham.

    I loved the Cannon Hill Park set up
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    Lichfield Road Aston

    Richard check out post nr 38
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    Lichfield Road Aston

    It was very close to the bridge
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    Lichfield Road Aston

    Richard is the butchers shop Thompsons they had a slaughter house and a shop in Kingstanding
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    Proper pub not like the rubbish plastic palaces of today
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    From Our Gardens 2025

    Fantastic photos well done
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    Railways in/close to/associated with Birmingham

    Yes Richard i was happy when wife unpacked it i have 11 Foggers whose photos i have posted on forum but this is Special Franks the main thing with these lamps is to have the guts matching the the company on the lamp only 2 are factory finnish
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    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    US Army Chaplin/Padre Willies Jeep Unit Censored
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    Railways in/close to/associated with Birmingham

    Madam has just upacked this Yes we still uppacking Got this repainted LMS lamp of a old railway guy who used to drink in the Red Lion Erdington in the 70s At the time i went of to do my Basic. at Whitington barracks Sadly on my return he had passed away so i never got the story on it i have...
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Because its a famous persons Grave i came across when walking The dogs Ref the large amount of butterflys I encounter there
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    Birmingham Lamp posts, ORIGINAL Colour please?

    The reason i recall the colour is because i spent so much time climbing them
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    Birmingham Lamp posts, ORIGINAL Colour please?

    I recall the top being a beige cream colour the bottom being a sort of maroon the larger lamps painted council green then later on biue
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    Sutton Coldfield

    Good Old Oak
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    Digbeth Coach Station.

    Im sure it was Midland Red in the 60s when i used it i might be proved wrong we have many members on here who are legends in these matters
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