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    BeverleyD replied to the thread Taylor.
    Hi, I’m the granddaughter of Clive Douglas Taylor. I have been trying to follow my tree but am struggling! The above info was amazing...
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    Donbogen reacted to devonjim's post in the thread Cars with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Use to drive across France on holiday in 1960's and I think we had to carry a set of bulbs by law, but then in those days they had...
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    Smudger reacted to devonjim's post in the thread Cars with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Use to drive across France on holiday in 1960's and I think we had to carry a set of bulbs by law, but then in those days they had...
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    Smudger 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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    Smudger reacted to Donbogen's post in the thread Cars with Appreciate Appreciate.
    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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    devonjim replied to the thread All Saints Church Kings Heath.
    Do recall public loos on pavement outside. And by the way married there in 1965,
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    Smudger 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...
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    devonjim replied to the thread Cars.
    Use to drive across France on holiday in 1960's and I think we had to carry a set of bulbs by law, but then in those days they had...
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    brummy-lad replied to the thread Potter Street, Aston, C1900.
    Hi Mike, thanks for that I will edit the map.
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    cba 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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    cba reacted to Morturn's post in the thread Kidderminster carpet museum to reopen with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I agree, it is a super museum and it would have been a sad loss to see it close
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    cba reacted to Stokkie's post in the thread Kidderminster carpet museum to reopen with Appreciate Appreciate.
    £50,000 grant to the museum. It seems sensible to widen the scope of the present carpet museum and try to engage more visitors. I once...
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    brummy-lad reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Hockley Hill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    well dave blooms was at the corner with guest st so here are 2 more first one is dated 1961 second one dated 1954 as you can see in 54...
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    brummy-lad 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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    brummy-lad reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Bagot Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Photo looks to be c1910-20, a late spring/early summer month (lady's boater-style hat in doorway) and not a Sunday (washing hanging on...
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