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    The Railways

    Yes Richard i was happy when wife unpacked it i have 11 Foggers whose photos i have posted on forum but this is Special Franks the main thing with these lamps is to have the guts matching the the company on the lamp only 2 are factory finnish
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    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    US Army Chaplin/Padre Willies Jeep Unit Censored
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    The Railways

    Madam has just upacked this Yes we still uppacking Got this repainted LMS lamp of a old railway guy who used to drink in the Red Lion Erdington in the 70s At the time i went of to do my Basic. at Whitington barracks Sadly on my return he had passed away so i never got the story on it i have...
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Because its a famous persons Grave i came across when walking The dogs Ref the large amount of butterflys I encounter there
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    Birmingham Lamp posts, ORIGINAL Colour please?

    The reason i recall the colour is because i spent so much time climbing them
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    Birmingham Lamp posts, ORIGINAL Colour please?

    I recall the top being a beige cream colour the bottom being a sort of maroon the larger lamps painted council green then later on biue
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    Sutton Coldfield

    Good Old Oak
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    Digbeth

    Im sure it was Midland Red in the 60s when i used it i might be proved wrong we have many members on here who are legends in these matters
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    She was of early Coronation St soap fame
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    We always have a pair of cabbage whites in our front garden but nothing else yet when i walk the hounds in a overgrown cemetery 5 mins away its butterfly heaven in the wild parts intresting reading Victorian graves FOOTNOTE Violet Carson/Ena Sharples Gravestone
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Fantastic Richard
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    Happy Birthday Cookie273 (Eric)

    Eric have a great day Don
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Plenty of finches here in Blackpool Wood pigeons as well feral pigeons are not welcome had to fit anti pigeon spikes on all all upper window ledges i noticed all neighbours have them when i was fitting them its very hard for wife to feed the birds here the finches/sparrows etc don t get a look...
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    happy birthday izzy eckerslike

    Birthday Wishes Don
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    New Street Station 1967 - 2014

    Im not a diesel guy i am a Kettle Basher i think it refers to class of locomotive There are members on here that can explain more with threre Knowledge
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    New Street Station 1967 - 2014

    That photo sums up my youth Thanks for sharing
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Thats a nice set up
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    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Anything that grows is Good
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    Happy Birthday Alberta

    Have Good Day Happy Birthday
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    Home Guard

    Nice but its missing strap for entrenching tool 1916 is a late date as they were very short lived i have another 5 or 6 bayonets with P14 frogs we on rd trip at mo i check them out when home
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