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  • wilkesworld
    wilkesworld reacted to A Sparks's post in the thread Birmingham 1838 - 1938 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Awww bless them, the smiles on their faces! I wonder how their lives turned out, probably better as time went on and they started work.
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    mrbluesky1957 replied to the thread Jogesh Chandra Bose.
    Peasant uprisings such as that in Pabna stemmed from poor relations between land owners and tenant farmers. The Rent Commission of the...
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    Stokkie reacted to gemma's post in the thread The Vampire with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I have really enjoyed reading this old post as like Saxonw John Stagg was the brother of my g g g g g grandfather. A brilliant lot of...
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    Stokkie replied to the thread The Vampire.
    A very interesting thread. Bram Stoker published Dracula in 1897 so too late for the naming of the pub and Vampyre Court. The OED...
  • Cabinscooter
    I remember the old library well. I was a member and aged about 15 I used to cycle there from West Bromwich to peruse the wonderful...
  • M
    mrbluesky1957 replied to the thread Jogesh Chandra Bose.
    Bless you. Will give them a call on Monday. Luckily still have people living with info. So my mom's aunt. Jogeshs great grandson. They...
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    mrbluesky1957 reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Jogesh Chandra Bose with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Definitely Shirley as it is a Solihull cemetery. Now only open for cremations as the burial sections are full. Drive past it several...
  • M
    mrbluesky1957 replied to the thread Jogesh Chandra Bose.
    No doubt you probably will. Have a rest Pam, it's still hot. Hope you've survived the week.
  • Cabinscooter
    Cabinscooter replied to the thread Steve Winwood MBE.
    Only just Found this thread. A GEC work colleague of mine in the sixties lived next door to the Winwoods in Atlantic Road and knew both...
  • M
    mrbluesky1957 reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Jogesh Chandra Bose with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I haven't managed to find him entering the US so far.
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    91880 reacted to HDU555N's post in the thread Pubs Of The Past with Appreciate Appreciate.
    cant remember the name of this pub but I believe it was recently demolished / burnt down under suspicious circumstances. back in 1976 I...
  • M
    mrbluesky1957 replied to the thread Jogesh Chandra Bose.
    I hadn't Pam. Thank you. Streets book rd. Shirley I think. Always thought it was Hall Green.
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    mrbluesky1957 reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Jogesh Chandra Bose with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I expect you have seen this
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks replied to the thread Birmingham 1838 - 1938.
    Awww bless them, the smiles on their faces! I wonder how their lives turned out, probably better as time went on and they started work.
  • M
    mrbluesky1957 replied to the thread Jogesh Chandra Bose.
    So we have a date of him leaving India. Amazing just around the corner from JH Hospital. Been on here a few years. Some great helpful...
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