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    A Sparks 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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    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Calthorpe Road with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Next door at #36 is another Historic England Grade II listed house, a nicely proportioned Georgian house built c1829/30. Phyllis Nicklin...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks 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 lmr3103's post in the thread Birmingham in 1960s with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I went to a strict grammar school and was always being sent to the deputy headmistress , a very refined Miss (for the girls) for wearing...
  • Morturn
    Morturn 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 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...
  • chocks2
    chocks2 replied to the thread Peaky blinder Sheldon family.
    Looks like we are related!
  • chocks2
    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.
  • Morturn
    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...
  • Morturn
    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...
  • Morturn
    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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