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  • Keith R
    Keith R reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Aston Lower Grounds with Appreciate Appreciate.
    For reference here is an engraving labelled 1858.
  • Keith R
    Keith R reacted to wam's post in the thread Ordinance survey maps with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I tend to use this as a start point and that's my saved link...
  • poker_pete82
    poker_pete82 reacted to paul stacey's post in the thread Birmingham Town Hall with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Even as a child, waiting directly over the road for a bus, I knew it was a special place, very imposing, and in the winter, with all...
  • poker_pete82
    poker_pete82 reacted to boilerman's post in the thread Birmingham Town Hall with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Thanks, didn't know about that
  • poker_pete82
    poker_pete82 reacted to NorthernOwl's post in the thread BISF 'Tin Top Houses' In Birmingham with Appreciate Appreciate.
    My mum grew up in a prefab in Sheldon, though I don’t know the address I’m afraid. She remembers ice on the inside of the windows in...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to NSullivan's post in the thread Lyndon Road Sheldon with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I don't know if this would be of passing interest to anyone. I found this card between the pages of an old book, postmarked July '32...
  • MWS
    MWS reacted to mrbluesky1957's post in the thread Vincent Kerr with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Thanks Mark. totally agree, dead end. Glad you confirm Wainwrights. Will be in touch once ive looked at them again. Thanks for your...
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    mrbluesky1957 replied to the thread Vincent Kerr.
    Thanks Mark. totally agree, dead end. Glad you confirm Wainwrights. Will be in touch once ive looked at them again. Thanks for your...
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    mrbluesky1957 reacted to MWS's post in the thread Vincent Kerr with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Unfortunately as has been discussed previously it seems unlikely that you can go any further than what you already know. Your...
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    NSullivan replied to the thread Lyndon Road Sheldon.
    I don't know if this would be of passing interest to anyone. I found this card between the pages of an old book, postmarked July '32...
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    Donbogen reacted to paul stacey's post in the thread Birmingham Town Hall with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Even as a child, waiting directly over the road for a bus, I knew it was a special place, very imposing, and in the winter, with all...
  • MWS
    MWS replied to the thread Vincent Kerr.
    Unfortunately as has been discussed previously it seems unlikely that you can go any further than what you already know. Your...
  • MWS
    MWS reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Witton Cemetery Burial Plot with Appreciate Appreciate.
    ok good luck..i did post you a link to a clearer map so just in case you missed my post here it is lyn
  • MWS
    MWS reacted to Pirate16's post in the thread Witton Cemetery Burial Plot with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I've found out that the grave numbering runs in sequence. If there is no headstone I can locate one nearby to give me a reference...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to NorthernOwl's post in the thread Golden Hillock Road School with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I had a double-take at this first photo as I was sure the lad on the back row, far left, was my dad (Paul Llewellyn). I just called him...
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