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    Time Traveller 66 reacted to Clive F's post in the thread Birmingham in 1960s with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Back in the 60s our local youth, me included, used to go to a Jewish tailor in Highgate Road, just round the corner from Ladypool Road...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We remain in the Farm Street area and the largest building in the area, Lucas. Lucas had many building around Birmingham and the sports...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I have noticed a trend in these pictures over time the older pictures were of pubs from every street corner going back years all open...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We have now moved to Farm Street in November 1991, the concrete wall panels with the barbed wire across the top, and that single storey...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We may or may not have had this picture before, I have searched the forum and only found two old images of this pub post by myself -...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Bit further down and we have the Golden Cross, corner of Lichfield Road and Rocky Lane, fine three storey building magnificent chimenys...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Well Roll 75 was short - looks like he revisited site he had taken previously in Great Hampton Street and Lichfield Road not much...
  • MWS
    MWS replied to the thread HS2 progress 2020 and beyond.
    And off topic but if you like cranes, the world's biggest is at Hinkley Point...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Unfortunately, if we only posted quality images most of the pictures would be lost - the person who took these pictures had the...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Birmingham Fire Stations with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here is the fire engine in Erdington in 1896. Obviously artificially coloured, but still interesting.
  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    We remain in the Farm Street area and the largest building in the area, Lucas. Lucas had many building around Birmingham and the sports...
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  • MWS
    MWS reacted to John L's post in the thread Birmingham in 1960s with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Who would have thought that phrases like these would be lost so quickly? I guess our grandparents could also offer us a list of phrases...
  • MWS
    MWS replied to the thread HS2 progress 2020 and beyond.
    Curzon no.2 viaduct has been moved into its final position...
  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    I have noticed a trend in these pictures over time the older pictures were of pubs from every street corner going back years all open...
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  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    We have now moved to Farm Street in November 1991, the concrete wall panels with the barbed wire across the top, and that single storey...
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