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    mrbluesky1957 reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Jogesh Chandra Bose with Appreciate Appreciate.
    So who is the Dorothy (??) C Bose that appears on the 1939 Register ? [cant. Be Dorothy ! He is male, 25 and single !]
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    Stokkie reacted to Astoness's post in the thread The Vampire with Appreciate Appreciate.
    thats a good point and could well be true lyn
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    Stokkie replied to the thread The Vampire.
    It is a shame Lyn. I was wondering if Vampire Yard and the pub might have been named as a memorial to the poet John Stagg - who seems...
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    mrbluesky1957 replied to the thread Jogesh Chandra Bose.
    Thank you and to your friend. Yes me too, but amazed at what you.have found. Really grateful. Not sure if any siblings either.
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    mrbluesky1957 reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Jogesh Chandra Bose with Appreciate Appreciate.
    They are from the international Ancestry. You may be able to obtain a better quality if they were downloaded with that in mind, but it...
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    Stokkie replied to the thread The Vampire.
    Unfortunately the link to #41Midlands Pubs isn't functional. Can anyone enlighten me on the connection between John Stagg (1770–1823)...
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    Stephen Halloran replied to the thread OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS.
    This was a school pupils in the 5th year at Archbishop Master School, it did not have pupils beyond that and the few that had further...
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    cba reacted to John L's post in the thread Rackhams Store with Appreciate Appreciate.
    It all went to pot when Sports Direct took it under their wing. Rackhams, John Lewis, Debenhams, what next Selfridges? Yes, you can shop...
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    Morturn reacted to John L's post in the thread Rackhams Store with Appreciate Appreciate.
    It all went to pot when Sports Direct took it under their wing. Rackhams, John Lewis, Debenhams, what next Selfridges? Yes, you can shop...
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    cba reacted to lmr3103's post in the thread Rackhams Store with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Lyn whenever I go into the city centre these days I feel like I’m the only person over 40! When I think of how my Gran, Aunts and Mom...
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    cba reacted to Robert Jones 1's post in the thread Rackhams Store with Appreciate Appreciate.
    'End of an era' as doors close at former Rackhams
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    cba 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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    cba reacted to lmr3103's post in the thread IN OUR GARDENS 2026 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Do any of the ladies on here make lavender wands? These are lavender stalks plaited with ribbon to form a kind of woven cage that traps...
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    cba reacted to Lemonella's post in the thread Who do you tip? with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I used to love working in a pub as the saying "have one for yourself" ended up filling my tips glass! It helped a lot as wages in the...
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    cba 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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