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  • paul stacey
    paul stacey reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Cadbury's Bournville Factory with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Don’t think this 1930s old film has been highlighted… https://archive.org/details/16594cadburyfactoryfootagevwr
  • devonjim
    devonjim replied to the thread Sheldon.
    Fairly certain that the shops were there when I lived there and that was from 1948!
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    Stokkie reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Kidderminster carpet museum to reopen with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Not enough history preserved about the carpet industry. My mums family were in carpet manufacture (not Midlands, but Yorkshire). When a...
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    Donbogen reacted to jadewest29's post in the thread Sheldon with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Hi All, I have lived in Sheldon most of my life and ee have recently taken on one of the shops on the Barrows Lane Island - I know the...
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    Donbogen reacted to superdad3's post in the thread Cars with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Never been a car "buff". My present car is a Ford Focus Ghia all of 21 years old! A lovely car - never let me down. Before that for many...
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    jadewest29 replied to the thread Sheldon.
    Hi All, I have lived in Sheldon most of my life and ee have recently taken on one of the shops on the Barrows Lane Island - I know the...
  • superdad3
    superdad3 replied to the thread Cars.
    Never been a car "buff". My present car is a Ford Focus Ghia all of 21 years old! A lovely car - never let me down. Before that for many...
  • M
    [email protected]. replied to the thread Guest Street Hockley.
    Hello Turbo 79 I have been looking at the street plan of Quest Street and it shows number 2 across from 58 where we lived in 1956 can...
  • mikejee
    mikejee replied to the thread Rookery Road.
    You are right viv. Never liked chewing gum or chews , so would not have heard of them anyway. Though from the dreaded AI of google...
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    Donbogen replied to the thread Cars.
    Thats why i have a k Reg Mini 1275 GT Its in my Daughters garage in Germany at mo because at Xmas i was not well enough to drive it back...
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    Donbogen reacted to Brummie a long time ago's post in the thread Cars with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Remember the old sealed beam headlights with the filaments moulded in? Same principle except that they were round, and 7 inch. That was...
  • M
    [email protected]. reacted to Terry01's post in the thread Hockley Hill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Would like to say a big thank you to all who have posted photo’s and plans on this thread it has brought so much pleasure reading your...
  • M
    [email protected]. reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Hockley Hill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    another great high pavement photo of hockley hill...map below showing it was at no 40 and was joseph henry lane paper hanger in the 1900...
  • M
    [email protected]. reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Hockley Hill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    thanks mike will get the 2 threads merged.. Edit. Threads now merged.
  • M
    [email protected]. replied to the thread Hockley Hill.
    thank you lyn
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