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37. Bromsgrove Black Cross
The Black Cross public house.
May 2, 2026
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36. Bromsgrove
I photographed this old building in the markets area of Bromsgrove and it was demolished very soon afterwards.
May 2, 2026
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35. Bromsgrove
I photographed this old building in the markets area of Bromsgrove and it was demolished very soon afterwards.
May 2, 2026
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34. BSA round tank
A motorcycle made around 1920 by the Birmingham Small Arms Company in Small Heath at its best. It later went on to...
May 2, 2026
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33. My old Velocette MSS
In response to a request, another picture of it.
When Veloce closed (the site of their Hall Green factory is...
May 2, 2026
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32. My MSS near Earlswood
Solihull, West Midlands This was my Velocette MSS motorcycle in a floodedlane near Earlswood. The Velocette...
May 2, 2026
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31. South Parade Sutton Coldfield
The smart arcade that was swallowed up by the expansion of Sutton Public Library.
May 2, 2026
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30. Old bay window
There were two of these in the house almost opposite the Odeon Cinema in Sutton Coldfield. The house has since been...
May 2, 2026
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29. Sutton Snowfield
Taken behind the former army barracks in SuttonColdfield on a snowy day of the sort we haven't had here for many...
May 2, 2026
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28. Barn Farm in the snow
Sutton Coldfield
Not far from the back of the former Sutton Army Barracks, this used to look like a thriving...
May 2, 2026
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27. Sutton farm
Sutton Coldfield
May 2, 2026
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26. A Sutton gate
In Withy Hill Road, a nice piece of urban "countryside" that has so far had to survive both the Sutton By-Pass and...
May 2, 2026
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24. Bobby Brown's Sutton Park
Twenty years later it had become Bobby Brown's Restaurant.
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23. Sutton Park café
The cheerful café that was at Bracebridge Pool, Sutton Park. It was later replaced by a more upmarket restaurant...
May 2, 2026
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22. Sutton Park café
The cheerful café that was at Bracebridge Pool, Sutton Park. It was later replaced by a more upmarket restaurant...
May 2, 2026
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37. Bromsgrove Black Cross The Black Cross public house.