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    John L reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Crooked house with Appreciate Appreciate.
    totally agree...the culprits should have been charged with arson and also demo of a wonderful historical building..:mad: as far as i...
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    John L reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Air raid shelters with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A couple of shelter insoections at the Austin works. Presumably Sir John Anderson gave his name to the Anderson Shelter (?) Source...
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    John L replied to the thread Gaumont cinema.
    I have always disliked the Insurance Offices that replaced it:
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    John L reacted to Donbogen's post in the thread Gaumont cinema with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Silly question why did they knock it down the same reason they knocked all the other solid buildings down
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    John L reacted to Davenport's post in the thread Gaumont cinema with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The Gaumont cinema. Probably 1965. A family outing as 27th July is my birthday.
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    Brummie a long time ago reacted to Astoness's post in the thread DOWNTIME with Appreciate Appreciate.
    sorry about the downtime since yesterday afternoon folks...i contacted warren and we seem to be up and running again lyn:):):)
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    Donbogen reacted to Morturn's post in the thread Gaumont cinema with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The value of the land would have well exceeded the income form the site as a cinema
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    Davenport reacted to johnny082's post in the thread Gaumont cinema with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Wife and I took my parents to see the Sound of Music in the August. Couldn't remember how much we paid until seeing your ticket. We...
  • Morturn
    Morturn replied to the thread Gaumont cinema.
    The value of the land would have well exceeded the income form the site as a cinema
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    Donbogen replied to the thread Gaumont cinema.
    Silly question why did they knock it down the same reason they knocked all the other solid buildings down
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    Donbogen reacted to johnny082's post in the thread Gaumont cinema with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Wife and I took my parents to see the Sound of Music in the August. Couldn't remember how much we paid until seeing your ticket. We...
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    johnny082 replied to the thread Gaumont cinema.
    Wife and I took my parents to see the Sound of Music in the August. Couldn't remember how much we paid until seeing your ticket. We...
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    johnny082 reacted to Davenport's post in the thread Gaumont cinema with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The Gaumont cinema. Probably 1965. A family outing as 27th July is my birthday.
  • Keith R
    Keith R reacted to Astoness's post in the thread DOWNTIME with Appreciate Appreciate.
    sorry about the downtime since yesterday afternoon folks...i contacted warren and we seem to be up and running again lyn:):):)
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    Mark Tooze reacted to Morturn's post in the thread The Keith Berry Photo Archive - Old Birmingham Page 6 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    15. Billy Smart's Parade Perry Barr 1959 I photographed this parade of Billy Smart's Circus vehicles down Birchfield Road around 1959.
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