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    Help wanted please - Yardley Cemetery graves

    Sergeant (then Sergeant) Dennis Gordon Holyoak (service number 1218832) served as a wireless operator and air gunner with No. 630 Squadron of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He tragically died at the age of 21 on October 18, 1944. The crash claimed the lives of the entire aircrew on...
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    Help wanted please - Yardley Cemetery graves

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    Pinfolds and Pounds of Birmingham and its suburbs

    I believe it was on birch field road.
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    Pinfolds and Pounds of Birmingham and its suburbs

    Old Pound was located near the historic Perry Barr Toll Gate and the local thoroughfares. Over time, as Perry Barr rapidly urbanized with the expansion of the railways and housing, the traditional village pound became obsolete and was eventually dismantled
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    Collection of 28 books

    Cheers Rob for your assistance
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    Collection of 28 books

    Sorry guys can’t load them at the moment to large a file
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    Collection of 28 books

    Hi guys I have decided to get rid of 1 of my book collections . It is my Birmingham history books . As I’m in Essex now if some one wants them then they will have to be collected at their own exspence. I would prefer all to go to one person . See pictures of the books attached. Colin
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    Christ Church New Street

    Only I thought George III was born in 1738 . St Philip's Church was planned when the nearby medieval church of St Martin in the Bull Ring became insufficient to house its congregation because of the growing population of Birmingham. The land, previously named the Barley Close, was donated by...
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    Christ Church New Street

    King George III's Connection: King George III provided a significant donation of £1,000 to Christ Church on Colmore Row, which was completed in 1813. Location: This specific Christ Church on Colmore Row was a separate church from the Christ Church in New Street. Demolished: The Christ...
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    Christ Church New Street

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    Christ Church New Street

    Our churches and chapels we generally find Are the places where men to the women are joined; But at Christ Church, it seems, they are more cruelhearted, For men and their wives go there and get parted It. Was known to have this epiphany at the alter. I m not old enough to go in there to check...
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    Christ Church New Street

    1, Christchurch foundation stone now in st Agatha’s sparbrook. 2, king George coins commemorating the occasion. 3. Great arial view with Christchurch in the middle.
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    Worcester Street

    Worcester street still there whilst building the rotunda.same location as previous post .
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    Worcester Street

    Worcester street entrance to new street
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    Worcester Street

    Worcester entrance to the old market hall.
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    Dowding & Mills Bordesley

    Inside dowding and mills around 1920.
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    Small Heath Park (Victoria Park)

    Small heath park(Victoria park) early 1900 s Small heath park lodge and the old pavilions. All around 1900.
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    Hurst Street

    Tony’s amusements hurst street October a1940.
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    The Old Crown Inn Deritend

    The only one at the moment was the picture on message 93. I don’t think it will be to long before some more appear.
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    St John’s Chapel Deritend

    This is a really good picture with the golden lion pub in the front.picture &3 are inside St John’s.
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