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    Taxi Tom reacted to Old St Peters's post in the thread Cars with Appreciate Appreciate.
    My first car was a maroon Morris Traveller that I bought off Pat Roach on the Dudley Road. I didn’t have all the £80 required on me, but...
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    oldroddy reacted to Astoness's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    they certainly did jonob...here is a photo showing the beehive...looking at this photo and comparing it with albert st now you would not...
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    brummy-lad reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Barford Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Three threads merged. Below is a photo of Barford Street court 26, houses 1-4. Cannot find that court on map
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    mikejee replied to the thread All Saints Church Kings Heath.
    Two threads co,bined
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    mikejee replied to the thread All Saints church Hockley.
    Three threads combined and below are three photos of the church
    • All saints church hockley 1.jpg
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    • All Saints Hockley.jpg
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    Morturn reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Barford Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Three threads merged. Below is a photo of Barford Street court 26, houses 1-4. Cannot find that court on map
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    Morturn reacted to MikeP's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I have a particular interest in Stuart Street as it is where a number of my ancestors lived and died, including where my mother was...
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    Morturn reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Birmingham City Mission with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here is a photo of girls at the Birmingham City Mission Refuge home for Girls (earlier described as fallen women) at 14 Noel Road...
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    mikejee replied to the thread Barford Street.
    Three threads merged. Below is a photo of Barford Street court 26, houses 1-4. Cannot find that court on map
    • Barford Street  Court 26 houses 1 to 4.jpg
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    MikeP replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    I have a particular interest in Stuart Street as it is where a number of my ancestors lived and died, including where my mother was...
    • Off licence - Longacre-Stuart Street.jpg
    • MAP_StuartStreet.JPG
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    templartyler reacted to ellbrown's post in the thread Heathmill Lane with Appreciate Appreciate.
    St Basil's Church is on Heath Mill Lane St Basil's Church, Heath Mill Lane, Digbeth by ell brown, on Flickr
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    A Sparks reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Birmingham City Mission with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here is a photo of girls at the Birmingham City Mission Refuge home for Girls (earlier described as fallen women) at 14 Noel Road...
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    mikejee posted the thread Birmingham City Mission in Churches.
    Here is a photo of girls at the Birmingham City Mission Refuge home for Girls (earlier described as fallen women) at 14 Noel Road...
    • Noel Road Edgbaston Birmingham - Rescued girls' at the City Mission, 1908.jpg
    • map 1913 showing City mission in red.jpg
    • Refuge for fllen women. birm J. 16.1.1864.jpg
    • Refuge for fallen women Birm post.6.1.1863.jpg
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    Stokkie reacted to Radiorails's post in the thread Kidderminster carpet museum to reopen with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Belgian carpets were usually made using other materials, like cotton, viscose or similar synthetic fibres which made the a lot cheaper...
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    brummy-lad reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Brearley Street Newtown. with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here is a photo of 27 Brearley street with 1880s map showing position in red.
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