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  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to I Am Nico's post in the thread Street furniture with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I liked the iron balustrades? on bus stops. A bit like seas side promenade railings. The bus stops signs used to be round. There used to...
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    A Sparks replied to the thread Kingstanding.
    We lived in Perry Barr and I remember there was a Sikh gentleman who came round door to door selling small items. My Mom didn't want...
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    A Sparks reacted to daimlerman's post in the thread Kingstanding with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Hi Eric, Another regular I remember from Cranbourne Road, was an old fella selling Periwinkles from a cart on Sunday mornings. He'd...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Eric Gibson's post in the thread Kingstanding with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Talking about characters, before the influx of W Indians when all locals were white we had two coloured gents an Indian GP and a door to...
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    A Sparks reacted to Gerry Cannell's post in the thread Kingstanding with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I love this, so well described, almost as if I was there. I can visualize these characters, excellent piece, thanks. Funny how us kids...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to daimlerman's post in the thread Kingstanding with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Apparently, he was in Montys 8th army during WW2 and had a bad time. Maybe it was something to do with that bad experience. However, He...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to SamJ's post in the thread Kingstanding with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Was talking to my hubby the other week about the road sweeper. Do you know why he wore the gag. My mom's elderly neighbour back in the...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread High Street Erdington with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Tram at Church Road, Erdington, Birmingham creator: E.H. Sargeant. 1938. (Birmingham Archives and Collections)
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    Donbogen reacted to lmr3103's post in the thread Kingstanding with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This old fashioned kid didn’t care much for them either! Eugh !
  • Banjo
    Banjo reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Street furniture with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Yes Banjo, I remember them. Seem to remember they were made of something similar to scaffolding poles. We had outdoor/playground...
  • Dinger
    Dinger reacted to mikejee's post in the thread "Red Lion" pub near a fish market? with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The 1841 Pigots directory shows a Red Lion at 2 Bull Ring, quite near to the Fish Market It is still there on the 1880s OS map, as...
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    Stokkie reacted to mikejee's post in the thread "Red Lion" pub near a fish market? with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The 1841 Pigots directory shows a Red Lion at 2 Bull Ring, quite near to the Fish Market It is still there on the 1880s OS map, as...
  • mikejee
    mikejee replied to the thread "Red Lion" pub near a fish market?.
    The 1841 Pigots directory shows a Red Lion at 2 Bull Ring, quite near to the Fish Market It is still there on the 1880s OS map, as...
    • map 1880s showing fish Market and Red Lion.jpg
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    yogie reacted to Dave M's post in the thread Collingwood Drive School Pheasey with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The pic from the last post
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    Donbogen reacted to Eric Gibson's post in the thread Kingstanding with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I remember them, I suspect the modern day kids would turn their noses up at such 'delicacies'
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