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    Dionysius//88 replied to the thread Calthorpe Road.
    Viv I walked past this house many times in the 60's all the houses on this road and very attractive
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    Dionysius//88 reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Calthorpe Road with Appreciate Appreciate.
    What a joy to see Calthorpe Road buildings being maintained to a high standard. This beauty, Ashley House, dates back to the 1830s...
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    Chunky AC reacted to postie's post in the thread Cincinnati, Kingsbury Road. with Appreciate Appreciate.
    As kids we used to watch Cincinnati playing baseball at the Ritz park in Bordesley Green East. If we were lucky, they would chuck us...
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    A Sparks reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Hiroshima with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Apparently there is a blue plaque on the Poynting Physics Building at the university that commemorates their achievement. The Spy that...
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Hiroshima with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Interesting information and a new insight into Birmingham's role in the weapons programme. The house where Peierls and Frisch lodged is...
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    A Sparks reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Hiroshima with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here is a description as to how Birmingham contributed to the development of the atomic bomb...
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    Morturn reacted to Laurie_B's post in the thread 1953 Coronation Street Parties with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I can just about remember the Coronation street party that was held at the end of Cranes Park Road,near the junction with Whitecroft and...
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    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Hughes Evelyn Margaret with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I can't find her on 1921 either. She is on the "Physio and Masseuse" register 1920 to 1938 at 154a Church Road Hove
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    davidinston replied to the thread Brougham Street, Lozells.
    I've searched high and low for Brougham st pics with no luck at all. It's a shame as well that there's no point in going pack there to...
  • MWS
    MWS replied to the thread Hughes Evelyn Margaret.
    As mentioned by Janice above, it was on findmypast. Strange, I couldn't find her on the 1921 census at all.
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    Laurie_B replied to the thread 1953 Coronation Street Parties.
    I can just about remember the Coronation street party that was held at the end of Cranes Park Road,near the junction with Whitecroft and...
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    mikejee replied to the thread Hiroshima.
    Did not realise there was a fadeout. They invited subscribers to pass story on. Have copied last part of article This gave the Peierls...
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    Donbogen reacted to AnnS's post in the thread Coventry Airport closure with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Coventry Airport (Baginton) formally ceased operations on Thursday 11th June 2026, officially opened in 1935.
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    Donbogen reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Hiroshima with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Apparently there is a blue plaque on the Poynting Physics Building at the university that commemorates their achievement. The Spy that...
  • MWS
    MWS reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Hughes Evelyn Margaret with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I can see the listing on FMP but as I don't subscribe I can't read it. It doesn't come up on Ancestry
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