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    Stokkie reacted to Jon birmingham sheldon's post in the thread Peaky blinder Sheldon family with Wow Wow.
    Hi his name was Samuel Sheldon born around 1870. My dad’s name is Paul Sheldon born 03/03/51. They lived in the back to back houses. My...
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    chocks2 replied to the thread Peaky blinder Sheldon family.
    Looks like we are related!
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    chocks2 reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Peaky blinder Sheldon family with Appreciate Appreciate.
    There are birth reg with mmn Jervis for: John, Jacqueline, Mark, Gillian, Michael and Peter.
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    Stokkie reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Calthorpe Road with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Phyllis Nicklin must have feared that some of these buildings might disappear. Fortunately, many along this road have survived. This...
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    Stokkie replied to the thread Calthorpe Road.
    It is hard to discover land ownership in England, but many of these fine properties like 36 Calthorpe Road are leasehold and I think is...
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    Donbogen reacted to cba's post in the thread Grand Hotel Colmore Row with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We went to the Grand about 3 years ago for champagne afternoon tea. It was a wonderful experience. I keep meaning to go back. After...
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    Donbogen reacted to Laurie_B's post in the thread Sutton Coldfield Station with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I saved this cutting from the Sutton Coldfield News (October 1980) which recorded the closure of the signal box.
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    Morturn reacted to John L's post in the thread Coventry Airport closure with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Pity, I used it several times 25 years or so ago. It was no nonsense in and out, within an hour, my personal record was 10 minutes from...
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    Morturn reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Hiroshima with Appreciate Appreciate.
    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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    Morturn reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Hiroshima with Appreciate Appreciate.
    38 Calthorpe Road was not only remarkable because of three key figures, Peieris, Frisch and Fuchs associated with the nuclear project...
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    Laurie_B replied to the thread Sutton Coldfield Station.
    I saved this cutting from the Sutton Coldfield News (October 1980) which recorded the closure of the signal box.
    • Sutton Coldfield News Oct 17 1980.jpg
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    cba reacted to John L's post in the thread Coventry Airport closure with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Pity, I used it several times 25 years or so ago. It was no nonsense in and out, within an hour, my personal record was 10 minutes from...
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    cba reacted to A Sparks's post in the thread Grand Hotel Colmore Row with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Am article on the Grand Hotel from the BBC Birmingham website today.... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqxp1nxx72eo
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    cba replied to the thread Grand Hotel Colmore Row.
    We went to the Grand about 3 years ago for champagne afternoon tea. It was a wonderful experience. I keep meaning to go back. After...
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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Calthorpe Road with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Along with several other Grade II listed houses in Calthorpe Road, numbers 37 and 38 Calthorpe Road were originally designed as...
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