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  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to vintagedave's post in the thread Peter Marsh Lamps with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I recently rescued three Peter Marsh light fittings. I spotted them being discarded and recognised them not as PM but as being the same...
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    catmum replied to the thread Henrys Stores.
    Maria, I don't think it was the same perfume, I used to buy it about 1966, probably no longer made. Rosie, I can't remember what dolls...
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    Astonianway replied to the thread Morris Commercial Vehicles.
    Does anyone know the date when the last Morris Minor van was made at Adderley Park and if any photographs were taken?
  • catmum
    catmum reacted to Birmingham1965's post in the thread Henrys Stores with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Hi Catmum, Just sat with my 81 year old Mom at home, looking through old photographs of Birmingham. My Mom worked at Henry's in the...
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    Donbogen reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    As I am looking through this file in order I have came across another Golden Cross picture - this time from the other direction, misty...
  • OuterCircleBus
    It's been almost 16 years since this was posted (the first on the thread in 2010). Orchard Street ran between Belgrave Road and...
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    A Sparks reacted to vintagedave's post in the thread Peter Marsh Lamps with Love Love.
    I recently rescued three Peter Marsh light fittings. I spotted them being discarded and recognised them not as PM but as being the same...
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    vintagedave replied to the thread Peter Marsh Lamps.
    I recently rescued three Peter Marsh light fittings. I spotted them being discarded and recognised them not as PM but as being the same...
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  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Just to show how fleeting some developments are this next few images are of Aston Church Business centre, looking modern but in the...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    As I am looking through this file in order I have came across another Golden Cross picture - this time from the other direction, misty...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We have the corner of Orphanage Road and High Street, interesting roof line with the long run down to Soccerama and the building to the...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We are now on the corner of High Street and Mason Road although the view is down High Street, old name on the corner Midland Bank. Road...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    we now move a bit further round and come to the old Library building in Orphanage Road, close look shows it is and suppose still is the...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I now know where I am , High Street Erdington, same view although the shops are mainly food outlets now and a lot more busy, clad...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to mikejee's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here is a photo of the building on the left when it was the coop in Orphanage Road
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