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  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to brummy-lad's post in the thread Deritend Bridge with Appreciate Appreciate.
    An aerial view dated 1921.
  • Martyn
    Martyn replied to the thread Aston Villa history.
    You could say that Alex Cropley didn't break his leg, it was in fact broken by an Albion defender who would have found himself in court...
  • Smudger
    Smudger reacted to oldbrit's post in the thread Brummies who moved to the USA with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I went to MSA from 1944, left for America to seek my fame and fortune (one out of two aint bad) Best move I ever made
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to brummy-lad's post in the thread Landor Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A few aerial views dated 1928.
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Landor Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Below are two photos of Bollands Terrace. Landor Street. It is a little difficult to determine which terrace this is, but think it is...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to brummy-lad's post in the thread Deritend Bridge with Appreciate Appreciate.
    An aerial view dated 1921.
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Deritend Bridge with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Some extracts from another thread showing Lines's depiction of a building at Deritend Bridge and mijejee's map added to show its...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Deritend Bridge with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A few features of the bridge were described in 1937. This section of the road has undergone many changes since that time, even to the...
  • Smudger
    Smudger reacted to Mark Tooze's post in the thread Aston Villa history with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I can remember being at the front of the Witton End - Easter 1976. We were playing Derby and the Derby fans found the bricks and rubble...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Edgbaston Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here is a a950s map showing the position of Edmonds at no 63 in blue, and Marlins grill at no 62 in red
  • Smudger
    Smudger reacted to John L's post in the thread Aston Villa history with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Villa have sadly lost two of our former players recently on 27th March Alex Cropley died aged 75 and two days earlier on 25th March we...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to BrummieGeoff's post in the thread Edgbaston Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A view of a building on the south side of Edgbaston Street .... Timothy Jones & Co (wholesale stationers) at Number 54. This building is...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Edgbaston Street with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Phyllis Nicklin took this photo of Edmond Bros, Fruit & Veg premises in Edgbaston Street in 1968. The street had obviously recovered...
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    John L replied to the thread Aston Villa history.
    Villa have sadly lost two of our former players recently on 27th March Alex Cropley died aged 75 and two days earlier on 25th March we...
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    John L reacted to Mark Tooze's post in the thread Aston Villa history with Sad Sad.
    I can remember being at the front of the Witton End - Easter 1976. We were playing Derby and the Derby fans found the bricks and rubble...
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