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Morturn replied to the thread Measurements.Its never been straightforward in my memory. In imperial, if you asked for a piece of 4 be 2 (4x2) then sawn would be 4 inches by 2... -
As a DIY person I remember in late 1970's having to buy timber in metric feet, each 300mm long, mind you I am fairly certain the same...
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Great thread. I'll use the 11 year-old schoolboy's maths calculations in Post #36 to scare my granddaughters (and their teacher mother)... -
A Sparks reacted to AnnS's post in the thread Boots shoes & socks in 1800 in Birmingham esp pictures with
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Fantastic achievement considering Hutton's age, walking to carlisle along the wall and back home. I take it the two characters in the... -
As a DIY person I remember in late 1970's having to buy timber in metric feet, each 300mm long, mind you I am fairly certain the same... -
Im just thinking out loud here and am wondering if there was ‘first’ metric house? I know on a lot of the social housing development...
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Sarah lou replied to the thread Bordesley Street.Hi all what do you think is going to happen to the houses on bordesley street I hope they keep them like they have with the back to... -
devonjim replied to the thread Measurements.As a DIY person I remember in late 1970's having to buy timber in metric feet, each 300mm long, mind you I am fairly certain the same... -
Morturn replied to the thread Measurements.Im just thinking out loud here and am wondering if there was ‘first’ metric house? I know on a lot of the social housing development...
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mikejee replied to the thread The Soho Manufactory.Thank you Julia. I am sure our members would be interested in your thesis if it were eventually available -
OJames Pass & Co were still going strong in the 1970's, finding a niche in educational music. Source : British Newspaper Archive
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OYes it's interesting how many Birmingham music shops there have been over time. A nice collection of music memorabilia. A bit more info...
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OInspired by the thread from @Vivienne14 on Riley's Pianos, I recently took these photos as I cleared a family home and was going through...
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OI worked for Bryants in the 70's. They were constructing parts of Chelmsley Woods at the time. And on Area 13a they constructed a block...