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    Calthorpe Road Handsworth B20

    Do you have a link to this information?
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    Calthorpe Road Handsworth B20

    Thank you again.... I had a suspicion about there potentially being lath and plaster. If you need to get out more then so do I! I find this type of research so interesting though... The image below is what made me think the original gutter system was timber. I have seen lined gutters before in...
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    Calthorpe Road Handsworth B20

    Thank you for your warm greeting and comment. Yes image 1 is the type of property I thought may have had the timber gutter - thank you for the correction - it seems then that I am still yet to see a timber gutter! I did have a hunch that these properties could have been local authority built so...
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    Calthorpe Road Handsworth B20

    Hello. I am not local to the area but I am a University student who is writing about the properties in this postcode. I have discovered that the street was built around 1930's on what was unmade ground of the allotment. I am intrigued with the design of the houses, solid walls with timber...
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