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    cba reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Grand Hotel Colmore Row with Appreciate Appreciate.
    sounds lovely...think i could quite easily see myself doing that... lyn
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    cba reacted to Lloyd's post in the thread Sutton Coldfield Station with Appreciate Appreciate.
    2003 photo of the station & footbridge. The Lichfield platform does not have a canopy, but buildings remain. Presumably the derailed...
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    cba 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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    Dionysius//88 replied to the thread OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx.
    "Watch out watch out there's a Humphrey about" , funny thing about that saying there was a woman at work at the time with that surname...
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    Dionysius//88 reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This the Apollo Hagley Road in 1971, National petrol station very busy with a camper van and a nice sports car - Sprite? sure you will...
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    Dionysius//88 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...
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    Dionysius//88 replied to the thread Grand Hotel Colmore Row.
    The company I worked for had 3 or 4 of the Christmas do's here in the 80's . Uselesss bit of information The Rolling Stones were in town...
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    Donbogen reacted to A Sparks's post in the thread Kingstanding Odeon with Angry Angry.
    The Odeon in Kingstanding, most recently a Bingo Hall has just closed and is now 'at risk' :confused...
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    A Sparks replied to the thread Kingstanding Odeon.
    The Odeon in Kingstanding, most recently a Bingo Hall has just closed and is now 'at risk' :confused...
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    A Sparks reacted to Stokkie's post in the thread Calthorpe Road with Appreciate Appreciate.
    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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    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...
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    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...
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    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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