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  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here we have the Monument Road Baths surprisingly on Monument Road, looking all closed up but it may be the photo, taken in March 1992...
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    Andy Crowe replied to the thread Winifred ..... a Dickensian Tragedy.
    Yes, is that a sort of census?
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    Clive F reacted to Mark Tooze's post in the thread Sutton Park today with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I took the dogs to the Streetly side of Sutton Park on Saturday afternoon for a good run - as a result of recent storms and snow bits of...
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    Chocs reacted to Timber's post in the thread Marston Green & Tile Cross with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Hi Everyone ,I lived in Marston Green for 20 years 1960-1980 . I was a local a general builder and property repair man, the Griffin...
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    Clive F reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Skinner street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    no worries clive if there is anything else we can help you with regarding family research going further back to finding out who your gt...
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    Donbogen reacted to lmr3103's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I walked down here last summer to get a better look at Perrotts Folly, there's still a lot of the old houses / buildings remaining.
  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    Now looking rather sad for itself, The Summerhill Tavern, former Banks Pub it has an interesting selection of poster for bands of the...
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  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    Our next picture is taken in Summerhill Road, once a FIAT dealership, this now boarded up property was apparently a Cinema in the...
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    Donbogen reacted to A Sparks's post in the thread Top rank suite night club with Appreciate Appreciate.
    He's 81 now and still working, appearing at at club in London in April!
  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    Moving a bit further down Monument Road to the corner of Darnley Road and we have the Church of St. Johns and St. Peters, and designed...
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  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We now have a general view down Waterworks Street , Harold Road onthe left and Perrotts Folly in the distance , the houses on the right...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We now move to Rolls 64, which has 21 picture and list saying there are 28 picture - hopefully I can match up what I have got - also...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Next we have I am told the White House - Gooch Street and Bishop Street again 1960, looking like it is/ has been refurbished, not a...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Looking sorry for itself is the Shakespeare, Wheeler Street Aston 1961, never heard of Dares Bitter Beer, like the old ness of the...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Clearing the end of Roll 63 - first up we have the Glassmakers arms, Granville Street and Holliday Street taken in 1961, leaded...
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