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    Donbogen reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread The Railways with Appreciate Appreciate.
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg5e123172lo
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    Donbogen reacted to Richard Dye's post in the thread The Railways with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Love that stove!
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    mikejee replied to the thread Perry Barr.
    I have not seen a copy of Botham's "map of perry barr", but it is mentioned in Peter King's "Perry Barr and its water mills", which you...
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    Stokkie reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Perry Barr with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Potentially an interesting book that was launched at the opening of the One Stop development. Not heard of the Botham map (1784)...
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    williamjukes reacted to Jason Ellis's post in the thread Union Glassworks with Appreciate Appreciate.
    And here is a picture of the Aston Flint Glassworks of Gibbins & Hinton in 1818.
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    Richard Dye reacted to Stokkie's post in the thread Hamstead Colliery with Appreciate Appreciate.
    No idea, I'm afraid Dave. I would think that the NCB housing would continue for a long time after the mine closure. Nationally 170,000...
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    Richard Dye reacted to paul stacey's post in the thread Hamstead Colliery with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I visited in 1961, Richard, for a coal board apprenticed career, we went underground , it seemed a very long way to me, they also told...
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    Richard Dye reacted to Stokkie's post in the thread Hamstead Colliery with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Until 1965, Richard. The coal was very deep and it was said to be uneconomic to mine further...
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    Richard Dye replied to the thread The Railways.
    Love that stove!
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    Richard Dye reacted to Donbogen's post in the thread The Railways with Appreciate Appreciate.
    8 in my man cave The other 4 are going to be in the frontroom on a period Adams fire Place when i istall it over the winter
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    Morturn reacted to Donbogen's post in the thread The Railways with Appreciate Appreciate.
    8 in my man cave The other 4 are going to be in the frontroom on a period Adams fire Place when i istall it over the winter
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    MWS reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Clifton Road Aston with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Yes, it must have been 86, and in 1969 it would have been James Hunt, greengrocer
  • brummy-lad
    brummy-lad reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Clifton Road Aston with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Yes, it must have been 86, and in 1969 it would have been James Hunt, greengrocer
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    brummy-lad reacted to MWS's post in the thread Clifton Road Aston with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The house on Upper Sutton St, think it has to be no. 86, appears to be a shop of some kind. Not sure if those are a couple of bananas...
  • brummy-lad
    brummy-lad reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Clifton Road Aston with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Clifton Road, Aston, c/o Upper Sutton Street, Birmingham.1969. (Birmingham Archives and Collections)
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