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  • Cabonscooter
    Cabonscooter replied to the thread GEC WITTON WORKS.
    Very belated response I'm afraid. I left Witton in 1967 and had various jobs in the UK electrical industry. Ironically, by 1989 I was...
  • devonjim
    devonjim reacted to Radiorails's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Well, Alan (Astonian) probably would tell you - if he was still with us, as he was well acquainted with Ladywood and Hockley and many...
  • Cabonscooter
    Cabonscooter reacted to DaveG's post in the thread GEC WITTON WORKS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Hi Alan, I spent my time as a switchgear drawing office apprentice in what I remembered as 2DO (but it may have been 3DO) between the...
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    Donbogen reacted to paul stacey's post in the thread Rackhams Store with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Great photo Pedro, so iconic of the time... That photo of Rackhams, is exactly as I remember Lyn...
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    Donbogen reacted to Maria Magenta's post in the thread Rackhams Store with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I believe they've gone online, which isn't at all the same.
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    Donbogen reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Rackhams Store with Appreciate Appreciate.
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cr4732w0501o For 4 years, while at college, I caught the bus outside Rackhams. Each December the...
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    Donbogen reacted to Lloyd's post in the thread Rackhams Store with Appreciate Appreciate.
    " 'End of an era' as doors close at former Rackhams" The whole city centre is dead now. Supposed "improvements" like taking buses out of...
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    Donbogen reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Rackhams Store with Appreciate Appreciate.
    ive been banging on since they started building the metro lines that the city centre will end up like a ghost town..the loss of so many...
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    rob693 reacted to Lemonella's post in the thread Wimpy Bars in Birmingham with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I used to waitress in a small cafe that was at the top of the steps that went down to shops and bullring.
  • Godber
    Godber reacted to SteveBhx's post in the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We now hop across to the city centre this is the Spotted Dog Pub on the corner of Bordesley Street and Meriden Street, went in there a...
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    SABS reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Bleak Hill Road, B23 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Occasionally I used to walk from Marsh Hill down Bleak Hill Road to Perry Common/Short Heath Road. What a slog that was. Marsh Hill...
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    SABS reacted to Lady Penelope's post in the thread Enstone Road - Erdington with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Hi SABS, Welcome to the Forum. I seem to remember that a bomb dropped in Enstone Road in WW2 and I'm sure there was something on the...
  • Godber
    Godber reacted to adap2it's post in the thread Who do you tip? with Appreciate Appreciate.
    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyxgjykx7lo Dave A
  • Godber
    Godber reacted to Donbogen's post in the thread Who do you tip? with Appreciate Appreciate.
    When me and Madam go to pub and we get a good Barman/Maid i always drop them a couple of Quid on last my last order
  • Godber
    Godber reacted to lmr3103's post in the thread Who do you tip? with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Yes I forgot my hairdresser, and you’re right it is expensive L!
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