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  1. pigsonthewing

    Thomas Bolton, microscopist (c.1831-1887)

    I recently wrote a Wikipedia article about Thomas Bolton, a Birmingham businessman, who had a thriving Victorian-era business supplying specimens of pond life, by post, to customers with microscopes. His contributions to science have more recently been largely overlooked...
  2. C

    Original Birmingham Tram Map/Network

    Does anyone have any sources or information on the original Birmingham tram network, specifically the different 'lines' that ran? I have these two below, which I combined to create this live map [link] (still in progress). It's really interesting to have context of the old network and to see...
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    Photography studio: T Humphries, Osborne Studio, Cattell Road, Small Heath

    Just wondering if anyone has any information about this particular photography studio in Small Heath? Would have been active in the 1880s.
  4. O

    Aston Cross football ground

    Im researching early Aston football teams and would like to pick up on a 2006 thread when the location of this football ground was described as being between the Bartons Arms (my local) and the Theatre Royal. Can anyone tell me exactly where it was, and whats there today. Would it be the police...
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