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    oldroddy reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Bartley Green. with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Wood Lane, Bartley Green, Birmingham. 1959 (Birmingham Archives and Collections)
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    oldroddy reacted to Dinger's post in the thread Bartley Green. with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Another great picture Pedrocut! Wonder what they meant by "River"? - Not many rivers in Bartley Green! - I think this may be the Mill...
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    oldroddy reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Bartley Green. with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Bartley Green Mill near Birmingham. No date. (Birmingham Archives and Collections) Bartley Green Mill near Birmingham. View from site...
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    oldroddy reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Bartley Green. with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Reading Room in Bartley Green Library near Birmingham creator: Lewis Lloyd. 1913. (Birmingham Archives and Collections) [Remember using...
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    Exterior view of Bartley Green Library near Birmingham creator: Lewis Lloyd. 1913. (Birmingham Archives and Collections) And present view.
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    oldroddy reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Bartley Green. with Appreciate Appreciate.
    St Michaels parish church, Bartley Green, Birmingham creator: A.J. Seeley. (Birmingham Archives and Collections)
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    oldroddy reacted to BrummieGeoff's post in the thread The Crown Hotel The General Elliott "Cutlers" Station Street. with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The edge of the General Elliott Hotel building appears on the right of this photo of Station Street .... although the sign only shows...
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    brummy-lad replied to the thread Pope's Nursery, Handsworth.
    Pope's nursery may have been renamed as Handsworth nursery. Death notice for John Pope in 1851 of Handsworth nursery also 1851 census...
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    freddy replied to the thread Ionic Plating Works.
    Chris, Lovely to see you. Bob's wife was Joyce. Judith and I went on a number of fishing club nights out with them .... they were both...
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    BrummieGeoff reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Worcester Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Worcester Street was once an alleyway with an arch leading from New Street to the rear of the Swan. It effectively became a 'loop road'...
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    Bobx replied to the thread Hare and Hounds, Kingstanding.
    It certainly is, his brother Jimmy Bould would come and have a drink there also...
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    Pedro42 replied to the thread Bartley Green..
    Thanks Dinger- That's exactly how I remembered it. I'm amazed that it has lasted so long!! We lived in the newly built council houses in...
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    Pedro42 reacted to Dinger's post in the thread Bartley Green. with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Hi Peter - was it perhaps next to the Bartley Green football club building? - I seem to remember notices in front of it announcing...
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    Dinger replied to the thread Bartley Green..
    Hi Peter - was it perhaps next to the Bartley Green football club building? - I seem to remember notices in front of it announcing...
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Worcester Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Worcester Street was once an alleyway with an arch leading from New Street to the rear of the Swan. It effectively became a 'loop road'...
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