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    Kit B replied to the thread Motorcycle Shops.
    New member here and not sure how to start. I own a Bonneville first sold in 1978 by Birmingham Motor Cycles Ltd 57 Walkers Heath Rd...
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    Brasscaster replied to the thread Iommi family.
    Its all very confusing, but I think Eleuterio's wife Eleanora died in 1905Q1 at the age of 19. Eleuterio then fathered a child, Carmen...
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    Donbogen replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    It could be Hagley Rd just a Hunch
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    Donbogen reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Next image is shown for interest as the quality is not good and also shows what is often the starting point of the images - a photo of...
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    Richard Dye reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Canals of Birmingham with Appreciate Appreciate.
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c39dkjdkvejo
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    Richard Dye replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    Yes, there was an entrance at both ends. One was a little fancier that the other as shown in mikes photos.
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    Richard Dye reacted to Tinpot's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I only remember entering the market from the Bull Ring but that was after 1950. Was there an entrance at both ends of the market originally?
  • MWS
    MWS replied to the thread Iommi family.
    So he married Rosa before he emigrated to the US. Not sure exactly when but he was dead by 1920.
  • MWS
    MWS reacted to Brasscaster's post in the thread Iommi family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    It appears that Eleuterio had another son also named Carmen in Dec 1906 with his new wife Rosae Ceroni. Note that in the attached...
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    Brasscaster replied to the thread Iommi family.
    It appears that Eleuterio had another son also named Carmen in Dec 1906 with his new wife Rosae Ceroni. Note that in the attached...
    • Carmen Iommi baptism 1906.jpg
  • Suzanneiom
    Suzanneiom replied to the thread Iommi family.
    Yes I thought it could be possible his dads sons, son, there for would be a cousin with an age gap
  • Suzanneiom
    Suzanneiom reacted to MWS's post in the thread Iommi family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We can only assume so, though it seems unlikely that he was Felice's cousin with a nearly 50 year gap. The relationship may be a little...
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    Donbogen replied to the thread Cans of hot tea.
    Yeah forgot about those cans having flashbacks now
  • MWS
    MWS replied to the thread Iommi family.
    We can only assume so, though it seems unlikely that he was Felice's cousin with a nearly 50 year gap. The relationship may be a little...
  • castalla
    castalla reacted to Tinpot's post in the thread Cans of hot tea with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Looking at photos of the Market Hall this morning reminded me of leaving the market with my mother in the Bull Ring and how I was run...
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