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    hewittbj39 replied to the thread Carrington Road / Dixon Road School.
    Hi Cheeky71. Great to hear your memories I left Arthur St in 1956 and moved to Castle Bromwich never really settled there missed all my...
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    MWS reacted to Rich1064's post in the thread Smallbrook Ringway with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here are a few photos pre and post 1960's development
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    superdad3 replied to the thread Stellite Works Aston.
    The Electric & Ordnance Accessories Co. Ltd. [E&OA]/Stellite Cars Found this a facinating topic but quite difficult to confirm details...
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    Rich1064 replied to the thread Smallbrook Ringway.
    Here are a few photos pre and post 1960's development
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    Stokkie reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Peregrine falcons on "Old Joe" Birmingham University clock tower with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Lyn and I have been keeping an eye on this camera and were rewarded today when the first egg hatched. Apologies but the only way I...
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    Stokkie reacted to John L's post in the thread Smallbrook Ringway with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here is a link to Keith M Jordan's "The Inner Ring Road Underpasses & Murals of Birmingham" page 3 (9/67) includes a photo of the Hill...
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    MWS reacted to RichSmith's post in the thread Smith and Ashford with Appreciate Appreciate.
    i was performing a leap of faith which happened to work, i had a feeling that g-grandfather and g-grandma lived opposite each other when...
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    RichSmith replied to the thread Smith and Ashford.
    i was performing a leap of faith which happened to work, i had a feeling that g-grandfather and g-grandma lived opposite each other when...
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    MWS reacted to kwh's post in the thread HASTINGS Charlotte and OWEN Thomas with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Many thanks for your feedback. Here attached is some visual context.
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    MWS replied to the thread Smith and Ashford.
    I would definitely say the lower down court 28 is on Tower St. It fits in the sequence on that street but is out of sequence for...
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    kwh replied to the thread HASTINGS Charlotte and OWEN Thomas.
    Many thanks for your feedback. Here attached is some visual context.
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    A Sparks reacted to John L's post in the thread Green parrots in cemetery ? with Appreciate Appreciate.
    A friend tells me there are some at Moor Hall Golf Club that "serenade" his wife and himself, each morning from the trees.
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    RichSmith replied to the thread Smith and Ashford.
    Ive had a quick look at the map ad it would appear that 25 and 28 courts are indeed opposite each other which makes absolute sense. The...
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    MWS reacted to John L's post in the thread Smallbrook Ringway with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here is a link to Keith M Jordan's "The Inner Ring Road Underpasses & Murals of Birmingham" page 3 (9/67) includes a photo of the Hill...
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    John L replied to the thread Green parrots in cemetery ?.
    A friend tells me there are some at Moor Hall Golf Club that "serenade" his wife and himself, each morning from the trees.
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