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    Elmdon Airport Birmingham International Airport

    doug1944, I lived in Chas Edward Rd until 1956 and used to go and watch the planes land & take off at Elmdon, took a flight from there to Belfast on a Dakota plane circa 1973?, after my second marriage my Wife took our Son to see the planes many times. The Swan Inn was demolished in 1966, my...
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    Where is This? Pubs # 8

    The Navigation pub, changed into the Spice Island. Len.
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    Miller St Tram and Bus Garage

    horsencart, Not very well set set stones!. Len.
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    Uniforms of WW1

    Forever young, The badge looks like the Royal Engineers badge by its size. Len.
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    tracing a person thru there army records..need help.!!!!!

    Heathy72. Contact, https://www.veterans-uk.info/ .Len.
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    Uniforms of WW1

    Deleted. Len.
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    Uniforms of WW1

    Shropshire Yeomanry cap badge, i think this is the fourth soldiers badge. Len.
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    Uniforms of WW1

    Three soldiers wearing the same cap badge, South Wales Borders, Brecknokshire Battalion. Len.
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    Kaleidoscopes

    greywolf, Video how to make your own Kaleidascope. Len. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2TDK_OQWU0
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    Richard Francis Rowley, 11th Royal Warwicks

    Chris Baker, Contact link https://www.veterans-uk.info/ they are very helpful, give them service number and all info you have, there is a freephone number. Len.
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    Backstreets Glories of old Brum...

    If you lived in a backstreet house or most houses in the 1955 to 1960`s you would have a bath in front of the fire in one of these!. Len.
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    Ration book britain

    Film about rationing. Len. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH3KsByDjvU
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    Where is This Garages? #21

    Tonk`s Garage, Harborne. Len.
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    Backstreets Glories of old Brum...

    Hi Dennis as a Yardley boy is it OK to post photos of streets & roads which have altered by "progress?" in the Yardley area?. This is Waterloo Rd looking from Stockfield Rd, circa1930. Len.
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    Marston Green Gates

    Marston Green Farm. With Thanks to the Birmingham Mail. Len. by Donna Bowater, Birmingham Mail Feb 16 2011 THE recorded history of Marston Green goes back to at least 1085...
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    Items that have faded away

    carolina, Fly papers & Fly spray are still sold by Netto Supermarkets but are not called "Flit". Len.
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    Items that have faded away

    Rolf Harris and his Stylophone. Len. https://www.stylophone.fsnet.co.uk/
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    Where is This? #189

    The Coach & Horses pub later name changed to the Wagon & Horses on the old Coventry Rd (A45) away from the City, Mr.Copley had shares in R.O.Petrol in later years he moved down the road to a new purpose built pub including petrol pumps, i think it was the only pub which sold petrol!, as kids me...
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    Ash and Lacey

    Joseph Ash's firm celebrates 150 years Jan 24 2008 With Thanks to the Birmingham Post. Len. A tank manufacturer founded by a 'captain of Birmingham industry' is today celebrating more than 150 years of business in Birmingham. JA Envirotanks, part of Joseph...
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    Nan's Health Warning...1947...

    Mom said, "Eat your crusts and you will have nice curly hair". Len.
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