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    Dinger replied to the thread City Centre pubs.
    Bad news I'm afraid. The owner posted on Facebook on the 21st June that the Post Office Vaults has closed down...
  • mikejee
    mikejee reacted to Astoness's post in the thread The Gunmakers Arms, Bath Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    mike ive just found this https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/historic-birmingham-pub-closes-customers-31922087 lyn
  • mikejee
    mikejee replied to the thread Mental hospital records on ancestry.
    Interesting. Looking at the site, there is no mention of the 100 year rule, so I assume that records 1925-31 are included
  • superdad3
    superdad3 reacted to aggie2347's post in the thread Hurst Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Yes that's right demolished and rebuilt. Universal Sewing Machines went out of business years ago. Regards.
  • mikejee
    mikejee reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Mental hospital records on ancestry with Appreciate Appreciate.
    just had this notice...could be useful Birmingham mental hospital records go online at Ancestry On the last day of June Ancestry...
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    Richard Dye replied to the thread The car.
    I think that is a good choice, Skoda is owned by VW group who does a very good job on their vehicles particularly with the automatics...
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    Richard Dye reacted to Smudger's post in the thread The car with Appreciate Appreciate.
    My wife chose a Skoda Karoq for our current car. Petrol, Automatic. I switched to automatic cars a few years back & would never buy...
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    Richard Dye replied to the thread The car.
    Those 6 volt Beetles (any 6 volt) were very problematic in cold climates!
  • mikejee
    mikejee replied to the thread The Gunmakers Arms, Bath Street.
    Have just seen a post in Facebook that stated that the gunmakers, Bath St, has closed
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    Richard Dye reacted to boilerman's post in the thread The car with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Ist car I had, was a 6volt Beetle, rotten as an old apple. 2nd, was a Morris 1000 :) I knew all about speed in those days:innocent:
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    Richard Dye replied to the thread The car.
    I had a Toyota Sequoia as a company car around 2004, ran the wheels off that thing. At 225,000 we auctioned it off to employees. My...
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    Richard Dye reacted to Brummie a long time ago's post in the thread The car with Appreciate Appreciate.
    My preferred style of transport. I think mine would be (s)UV though. 4 x Range Rover Classic. (Not all at the same time). Land Rover...
  • boilerman
    boilerman replied to the thread The car.
    Ist car I had, was a 6volt Beetle, rotten as an old apple. 2nd, was a Morris 1000 :) I knew all about speed in those days:innocent:
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    aggie2347 replied to the thread Hurst Street.
    Yes that's right demolished and rebuilt. Universal Sewing Machines went out of business years ago. Regards.
  • superdad3
    superdad3 replied to the thread Hurst Street.
    Hi, Just to be certain, was Universal the building on the corner of Thorp Street on attachment 194892? Many thanks.
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