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I love 2 things about these very old photos:- 1) As the very old ones are mainly from large format glass plate negatives the level of...
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Taking the bus into town in the 1950s-60s and near the Digbeth Bus Station you could see the name "Purkis" on a building in Rea Street...
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I came across this lovely pic that shows The Anchor public house.. it's taken from Bradford street but shows a little of Rea street in...
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poker_pete82 replied to the thread Rea Street.I came across this lovely pic that shows The Anchor public house.. it's taken from Bradford street but shows a little of Rea street in... -
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poker_pete82 reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Erdington postmen heroes remembered with
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many of you will know the history of this postal memorial plaque...it had been sited at the NMA for 10 years but was removed a couple of... -
Roboz_8 replied to the thread Rea Street.In 1861 census, Joseph Edmonds lived at 46 Rea St, St Martin, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England. Occupation cabinet brass founder. I...
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Here, for completeness, we have the front and back of 54,55 Rea St, probably around the time of the 1880s map. The photos even show the...
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Here is a 1950s larger scale map showing no 25 Mornington Terrace, with house in red
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Roboz_8 replied to the thread Mornington Smethwick.I think you're right about the alleys for accessing communal wash-houses and toilets. I wonder if they managed to grow food in the front...
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Yes, there appears to be gardens front and back, I was confused as to the reason for the 'alleys' between some of the properties because...
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SKeep seeing this chap(ess) any time of day or night....
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SI know exactly what happened to Harvo! Between 1972 and 1975 I worked for Rank Hovis McDougal (RHM Bakeries) which owned various local...
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RichSmith replied to the thread HELP!!!!!!.its the fact i was looking for 7 back of 202..... overlooked the court altogether.... thats why i couldnt find it.... i have found... -
mikejee replied to the thread HELP!!!!!!.The 1921 census shows he did have a wife, Amelia, and a stepdaughter -
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mikejee replied to the thread HELP!!!!!!.The electoral rolls only list people of voting age, so then only people over 21 for men and over 30 for women. No other person...
