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    Birmingham1965 reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Henrys Stores with Appreciate Appreciate.
    hi and welcome..if you could give us the names of the streets or roads where your mom grew up in and her maiden name we may have some...
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    Hello, this is fascinating. I am going through old family photos and I found a postcard dated possibly July 1908 (postmark isn't clear.)...
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  • SteveBhx
    SteveBhx replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    now we have a view of the other side of the road , Taylor and Challen Limited in large lettering at the top of the building, the rest...
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  • brummy-lad
    brummy-lad reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We now turn around and look down Mary Ann Street , lots of factories and looking down towards St. Pauls Square, it now seems to have...
  • MWS
    MWS reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Now to the city centre and a location long gone just off Broad Street, when I was little we used to go to the Ideal Home exhibition at...
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    Donbogen reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We now turn around and look down Mary Ann Street , lots of factories and looking down towards St. Pauls Square, it now seems to have...
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    Donbogen reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This is one of the many railway bridges under the approach to Snow Hill off Livery Street , this is Henrietta Street, girder style...
  • brummy-lad
    brummy-lad reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This is one of the many railway bridges under the approach to Snow Hill off Livery Street , this is Henrietta Street, girder style...
  • brummy-lad
    brummy-lad reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Next we move a bit further down the road, (previous building in the distance) fine building with entrance either end with the windows...
  • brummy-lad
    brummy-lad reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Roll 78, this is more for me to keep track of where I am , first up we are in Livery Street, stonework says " Gothic Vaughton Works "...
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    Donbogen reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Now to the city centre and a location long gone just off Broad Street, when I was little we used to go to the Ideal Home exhibition at...
  • brummy-lad
    brummy-lad reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Last on this roll is a picture taken supposedly in Aston, we can see its an M & B pub, corner of ..... I seem to remember the image but...
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    Donbogen reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here we have the last few bits off Roll 77 first up Washwood Heath Sidings No.1 , signal box on the edge of the sidings, almost timeless...
  • brummy-lad
    brummy-lad reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I will give you this one for free as I have no information for it , nice building, brickwork, metal framed windows and a few flourishes...
  • brummy-lad
    brummy-lad reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Now to the city centre and a location long gone just off Broad Street, when I was little we used to go to the Ideal Home exhibition at...
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