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  • Ray T
    Ray T reacted to Eric Gibson's post in the thread Steam Locos with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Not really to do with this thread but has anyone watched the TV series called The secret agent? It's recently made with some very...
  • Ray T
    Ray T reacted to Donbogen's post in the thread Our childhood toys with Appreciate Appreciate.
    it was much more fun when we upgraded to bangers
  • Ray T
    Ray T reacted to Donbogen's post in the thread Our childhood toys with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Even better if you doubled them up for a bigger bang or 3 caps it misfired sometimes or put a few caps in beteen 2 pennies put them on...
  • Smudger
    Smudger reacted to mw0njm.'s post in the thread 1950's 60s and 70s Erdington with Appreciate Appreciate.
    in the 50s we went Erdington shopping sat mornings :( i got lost (wondering off)and was taken to the police station mom had to come and...
  • Two
    Two reacted to BrummieGeoff's post in the thread Birmingham Fire Stations with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The top photo is Little Cannon Street .... here's a clearer copy.
  • D
    Donbogen reacted to Eric Gibson's post in the thread Steam Locos with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Not really to do with this thread but has anyone watched the TV series called The secret agent? It's recently made with some very...
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    Donbogen reacted to mw0njm.'s post in the thread 1950's 60s and 70s Erdington with Appreciate Appreciate.
    in the 50s we went Erdington shopping sat mornings :( i got lost (wondering off)and was taken to the police station mom had to come and...
  • E
    Eric Gibson replied to the thread Gaskell and Chambers.
    My brother Allen's first job on leaving school in the late 40s was as an upholsterer with Gaskell & Chambers, he loved t but was only...
  • E
    Eric Gibson replied to the thread Steam Locos.
    Not really to do with this thread but has anyone watched the TV series called The secret agent? It's recently made with some very...
  • mikejee
    mikejee replied to the thread Gaskell and Chambers.
    The start of the selling of replacement, as I'm sure this would not work with real ale.
  • ChrisM
    ChrisM reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread BANNISTER, Mary and Martha with Appreciate Appreciate.
    1920 eroll he is listed at 271 Ladywood Road (business address) but his home is Station Road Knowle.
  • ChrisM
    ChrisM reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread BANNISTER, Mary and Martha with Appreciate Appreciate.
    By 1939 he was back in Birmingham 664 Kingstanding Road
  • ChrisM
    ChrisM reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread BANNISTER, Mary and Martha with Appreciate Appreciate.
    There is a family of Steadmans on the 1921. (I'll post the transcript as it is easier to read). Address 32 Greathead Road Leamington
  • ChrisM
    ChrisM reacted to MWS's post in the thread BANNISTER, Mary and Martha with Appreciate Appreciate.
    You may already know this Chris but it appears that the Bannister sisters had a younger brother, Joseph b1893 who died at the age of 2.
  • BrummieGeoff
    BrummieGeoff replied to the thread Alldays & Onions.
    The 1911 Census shows William Allday - "Managing Director of Alldays & Onions, Pneumatic Engineering" - living with his family in this...
    • Moseley Yardley Wood Road (Springfield, William Allday) 1911.jpg
    • Moseley Yardley Wood Road (Springfield, William Allday) 1911a.jpg
    • 1913 Yardley Wood Road.jpg
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