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    The Four Provinces

    I went to a function there just the once, a Saint Patrick's night's do. Went with my grandmother, a cousin, and a few Irish pal's from Balsall Heath, was a cracking night out, 1974/5, not sure, too many beer's.
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    Ghost signs of Birmingham

    Used to collect the family allowance for my mom from Aston Manor Post Office many many year's ago now, also had a saving's account there when i first started work, that never amounted to a sight though. Last went in there in 1972, wow that went by pretty quickly.
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    Wimpy Bars in Birmingham

    I actually thought the Wimpy i used just the once was further up towards Corporation Street, on the opposite side of New Street, could easily be mistaken though.
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    History West Midlands Podcast - Cholera and clean water in the Black Country

    Just came across this, not had time to watch it all yet myself.
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    Artists Who Painted Birmingham Landscapes

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-birmingham-61995128 pretty interesting
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    sayings

    Just taking 2 of my grandchildren to school, a bus came along the road toward's us, and into my head popped billy bus, was this common in Brum?, just a children,s thing, or just peculiar to my family and younger sibling,s.
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    Group photos

    Seen, but not heard.
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    CD/DVD External Drive

    https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8240398?clickSR=slp:term:external%20dvd%20writer:1:3:1 I use this one, had it for about 10 month's, does the job.
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    Computer help

    https://www.thetechlounge.com/best-bluetooth-adapter/
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    Silly Rhymes.

    What's the time,ten to nine, hang your washing on the line, when they're dry,bring them in, put them in the biscuit tin.
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    Revo Park Lane Aston

    https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/rules.33958/
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    Newtown

    I don,t see a launderette on the list,though i can,t for the life of me remember the name of it.
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    Traditional Brummie Food

    There was a time many year's ago,when it seemed we only lived on tomato dip's,nice though.
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    THE GARDENERS ARMS BUT WHERE?

    Wherever it was,it's a cracking photo.
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    fish and chip shops

    Used that one many time's when i was a young un,one of my favourite errand's.
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    Jubbly - Frozen Drink

    I still call tip top's by that name,though here in Leicester they call them ice poles.
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    RIP Astonian (Alan)

    Very sad to hear the awful new.s,condolence,s to his loved one,s.
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    Birmingham pubs used for gigs by famous musicians or groups?

    http://bullsheadbob.blogspot.com/ Some wonderful stuff on this blog,been following it for a couple of year's.
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    Brown Pat

    https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/central-fire-station-hq.25493/page-13#post-585953
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    Weather : past adverse weather in Birmingham

    https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/news/releases/2016/heat-wave
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