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    Barbara Tarbuck replied to the thread HS2 progress 2020 and beyond.
    My Grandad used to be a signalman just outside Blackpool. The signal box has now been demolished
    • grandad in signal box.JPG
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Crescent Wharf with Appreciate Appreciate.
    We didn't have a Kingston Row thread in our Neighbours and Streets section, so I have created one and copied posts about this...
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    Barbara Tarbuck replied to the thread Who do you tip?.
    I agree. Royal Mail cant keep postmen/women as the conditions are poor at the moment as well as the pay...........confession, I have...
  • mikejee
    mikejee reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Crescent Wharf with Appreciate Appreciate.
    hi mike i have that photo labelled as kingston row edward st off king edwards road and its dated 1967 as opposed to the one you posted...
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    odowdchr reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Ashted Row with Appreciate Appreciate.
    sadly yes...the pub used to be the dog and partridge..below is a 2010 view showing it in better days..also below a map showing ashted...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Crescent Wharf with Appreciate Appreciate.
    hi mike i have that photo labelled as kingston row edward st off king edwards road and its dated 1967 as opposed to the one you posted...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Crescent Wharf with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Post 13 shows a photo by Phyllis Nicklin of Kingston Row. Apparently she also took this one of the Row, though have not seen it before...
  • Smudger
    Smudger replied to the thread Who do you tip?.
    Which postman/woman do you tip? We have several different ones these days, can`t tip them all.
  • O
    odowdchr replied to the thread Ashted Row.
    Does anybody know, is this the last bit of evidence left of Ashted Row (taken in 2021 according to Streetview)
    • Screenshot 2026-07-12 135545.png
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Crescent Wharf with Appreciate Appreciate.
    glad you agree mike...i will check all the nicklin photos that i have lyn
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Crescent Wharf with Appreciate Appreciate.
    hi mike i have that photo labelled as kingston row edward st off king edwards road and its dated 1967 as opposed to the one you posted...
  • Morturn
    Morturn reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Crescent Wharf with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Post 13 shows a photo by Phyllis Nicklin of Kingston Row. Apparently she also took this one of the Row, though have not seen it before...
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    Taxi Tom reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Bull Ring 1930s - 1950s with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Not sure of the date for this. It shows part of the frontage to the Market Hall at the corner of Bell Street. The part accommodating...
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    Taxi Tom reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Crescent Wharf with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Post 13 shows a photo by Phyllis Nicklin of Kingston Row. Apparently she also took this one of the Row, though have not seen it before...
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    Taxi Tom reacted to Phil's post in the thread Crescent Wharf with Appreciate Appreciate.
    This is something like it looked originally, even though it's hard to believe this photo only dates to 1958. The other thing I thought...
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