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    Mark Tooze reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Hockley Hill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    hi dave the closest photo we can get to of boots is this one showing blooms..boots is just little further down outside the line of cars...
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    Dave Abbotts replied to the thread Hockley Hill.
    From the photos I’ve seen of the redevelopment, it is now, very, very different from how I remember the area. We moved to 1Aberdeen St...
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    Dave Abbotts replied to the thread Hockley Hill.
    Thanks again Lyn, I remember the corner cycle shop. I think we moved from Hockley to Aberdeen St Winson Green in 61 as I think most...
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    Dave Abbotts replied to the thread Hockley Hill.
    Hello Lyn thank you for taking the time to look. Think your right where you think the shop would be. It was next one up from the corner...
  • mikejee
    mikejee replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    The Shakespeare was no 120 Wheeler St
    • map 105-s The shakespeare , wheeler st . no 120.jpg
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    Dave Abbotts replied to the thread Hockley Hill.
    I remember Bloom's from growing up in the 1950s, lived down from there at local Herbalist,. My mother ran Boots Health and Herbal Store...
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    Dave Abbotts replied to the thread Hockley Hill.
    I remember Blooms from my time in the 50's. We lived at the Herbalist shop down from there. Boots Health & Herbal Store at 117 Hockley...
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    Dave Abbotts reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Hockley Hill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    In 1950 Blooms was 125,126 & 127, which must be the first building going away from Guest St. On the map 127 is marked furniture factory...
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    cba reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread As Seen From Our Gardens 2026 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Wow ! A reminder of how small we are in the greater scheme of things.
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    cba reacted to Mark Tooze's post in the thread As Seen From Our Gardens 2026 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    For the first time in about a fortnight we had a relatively clear night last night. Had the opportunity to photograph Jupiter at approx...
  • paul stacey
    paul stacey reacted to Banjo's post in the thread Pubs Of The Past with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Post #1,850. Don't remember a Moseley St in Aston. There is a Moseley St near Deritend and there is a White Swan in Bradford St...
  • Martyn
    Martyn replied to the thread ASTON.
    Villa were formed in 1874, they moved to Villa Park in 1897.
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    RoyMcC reacted to Banjo's post in the thread Pubs Of The Past with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Post #1,850. Don't remember a Moseley St in Aston. There is a Moseley St near Deritend and there is a White Swan in Bradford St...
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    Alf Rogers reacted to Morturn's post in the thread Princess Royal Pub, 292 Victoria Rd, Aston with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Use the snip too Lyn. I also enlarged the page with my browser zoom function too.
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    Alf Rogers reacted to Time Traveller 66's post in the thread Top rank suite night club with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Probably mentioned it before they had a Radio 1 night on a Tuesday in 1976 which was brilliant all the DJs were there a great evening...
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