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    Bournville Park.

    #1 - Bournville Park - Flood - 1908 #2 - Bournville Park. #3 - Bournville Park - 1910. #4 - Bournville Park - 1912.
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    Birmingham Fire Brigade Personnel build Model of Jewellery Quarter -1950/1.

    https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/civil-defence-training-model-%E2%80%93-jewellery-quarter-%E2%80%93-1950-1-built-by-personnel-of-the-birmingham-fire-brigade.57218/
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    Civil Defence Training Model – Jewellery Quarter – 1950/1 - (Built by Personnel of the Birmingham Fire Brigade).

    In 1950 the Chief Fire Officer of Birmingham Fire Brigade approached serving Fire Brigade Personnel to produce a scale Model of part of the Jewellery Quarter for use by the Home Office in Civil Defence Training. The Finished Model was 36 Feet long (11 Metres). The completed Model was finally...
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    Birmingham & Euston Train Times Postcard (L&NWR).

    Birmingham & Euston Train Times Postcard (L&NWR).
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    George Gosling's - Ye Olde Pie Shoppe - Smallbrook Street.

    George Gosling's - Ye Olde Pie Shoppe - Smallbrook Street. Address in Trade Directories given as 1 and 75 Smallbrook Street.
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    Birmingham Fire Brigade Stations - (1911-1916) Locations/Personnel Numbers/Appliances.

    Birmingham Fire Brigade Stations – Locations/Personnel/Appliances list taken from the 1911-16 BFB Annual Reports. (Some locations are areas rather than specific thoroughfares). A Division Upper Priory 33 Personnel, 1 Motor Turbine Escape, 1 Motor Tender, 3 Steam Fire Engines, 1 Turntable...
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    Heath Picture Palace/Heath Cinema - Washwood Heath.

    Heath Picture Palace/Heath Cinema - 222 Washwood Heath Road.
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    Kingstanding Police Station - Kingstanding Road.

    Kingstanding Police Station - Kingstanding Road. (Police Station on right).
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    Thornhill Rd Police Station, Handsworth (view along Golds Hill Rd)

    Side view of Handsworth Police Station on Golds Hill Rd, Handsworth.
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    AFS/NFS Information from the Fire Service "Squirt" Magazine.

    Auxiliary Fire Service Areas in Birmingham. Division 1 Central, Aston Division 2 Cotteridge, Northfield, Bartley Green, Selly Oak, Bournbrook Division 3 Handsworth, Harborne, Edgbaston, Quinton Division 4 Erdington, Perry Barr, Aston Manor Division 5 Balsall Heath, Bordesley, Kings Heath...
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    Velodrome inside Aston Villa FC Ground.

    Velodrome inside Aston Villa FC Ground. Interesting Picture showing the Velodrome inside the ground.
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    Rookery Park/Gardens (Includes some frontages of Rookery House)

    Rookery Park/Gardens (Rookery House features in the background of a number of pictures) #1 - Rookery Park - c1925. #2 - Rookery Park - Note refreshment sign on the house. #3 - Rookery Park #4 - Rookery Park #5 - Rookery Park & Council House - c1907
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    Adderley Park.

    Adderley Park.
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    Humorous Birmingham Postcards

    #1 - Humorous Birmingham Postcards - Last Car from Birmingham #2 - Humorous Birmingham Postcards - Acocks Green #3 - Humorous Birmingham Postcards - Beauty Spots #4 - Humorous Birmingham Postcards - Leaving Birmingham Exhibition #5 - Humorous Birmingham Postcards - Seen on Hagley Road.
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    Birmingham Hospitals Contributory Association [BHCA] Ambulance

    Birmingham Hospital Contributory Association [BHCA] Ambulance.
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    Kings Heath Park.

    Kings Heath Park. #1 - Kings Heath Park. #2 - Kings Heath Park. #3 - Kings Heath Park. #4 - Kings Heath Park - 1915. #5 - Kings Heath Park - 1938. #6 - Kings Heath Park. - Pool.
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    Station Street

    Station Street junction with Worcester Street - c1950
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    Newey's Midland Garage - Station Street

    Newey's Midland Garage - Station St - c1905
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    Upper Priory - Old Square

    View of Old Square looking towards Upper Priory. Centre of Picture is a "Trackless Street Car" The picture(s) are of American origin - hence the name used. The double picture is for viewing with a "stereo picture viewer"
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    Pc William Thomas Corbett - Birmingham Parks Police.

    Grand Benefit Concert Funeral Card of PC William Thomas Corbett, Birmingham Parks Police, July 24 1925 - Struck by lightning and killed in Calthorpe Park - aged 35
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