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    The Square Old Square

    old square
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    The Square Old Square

    The old square were the priory stood before the old square was built. Old square was demolished in late 1800 to Buick new shops and the new corporation street needed to go through this site. Eventually site of Lewis’s. According to Hill and Dent, the Priory and chapel were built of the same red...
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    Bull Ring Centre - Potato Machine?

    This one is an older one with the potoroos drawer . I only ever saw this type at the bottom of spiceal street.
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    Bull Ring Centre - Potato Machine?

    This is another potato man I believe 1960/70s
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    Lewis's Department Store

    The other end
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    Victoria Square

    trees were at the side if you look at both these pictures.
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    Bull Ring Centre - Potato Machine?

    this was the one I always remember always on Stephenson street by the phone boxes
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    Singer Factory Small Heath

    In 1976 I worked at C H Browns grocers atHay Mills . My best job ever it was a total local green grocers so busy all week. I used to walk down Hobmoor road to my number 16 home to Whittington oval. So loved them days.
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    Singer Factory Small Heath

    Used car dealer just past singer factory.
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    Singer Factory Small Heath

    Coventry road outside singer factory.
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    Singer Factory Small Heath

    singer factory small heath
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    Lewis's Department Store

    old square
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    Lewis's Department Store

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    Where is This ? #190

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    Where is This ? #190

    Congreve street opposite art gallery
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    Where is This ? #190

    old liberal club Congreve street
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    Gas Street basin

    this was the front of goods yard onto Suffolk street.
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    Lewis's Department Store

    It was Newbury store next door to Berlin house.
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    Lewis's Department Store

    When they were building Lewis’s they found this base which was protected and re buried before building the new building.
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    Lewis's Department Store

    This maps shows upper priory and lower priory meeting on corporation street we’re the prior actual was.
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