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  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Birchfield Road Perry Barr with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Two views looking towards Aston Lane to the right (alongside the building with the turret). The second view looks about c1950s. All...
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    Taxi Tom reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Birmingham 1969-73 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Just down from no 51 Cox St West is this building on the corner of Balfour St (which until about 1897 was known as King St), listed as...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks replied to the thread Mills Of Birmingham.
    That would be near the Tame up towards Hamstead station I guess?
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    Taxi Tom reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Birmingham 1969-73 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The next four shots show in, succession, the houses nos 68-74, 66-69, 61-66 and finally the whole row, though in the last shot the...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Mills Of Birmingham with Appreciate Appreciate.
    i can see a pumping station on this map viv..dont know if that is it...
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Mills Of Birmingham with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Perry Hall Water Power Station. I assume this was somewhere in the grounds of Perry Hall. Or was it ?
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    Taxi Tom reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Birmingham 1969-73 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Cox st west Photo 14 Carrying on from a few months ago at #106, we turn the corner from Clevedon road into Cox St West. At the left is...
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    Taxi Tom reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Birmingham 1969-73 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here the houses on the west side of Clevedon Road have been demolished except for no 119, the end house closest to Calthorpe Park (views...
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    Taxi Tom reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Birmingham 1969-73 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Clevedon Road is a road that still exists, unlike some others in the vicinity of Balsall Heath. It first appears around 1875. However...
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    Taxi Tom reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Upper Cox Street, Balsall Heath with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here is a map of Upper cox St in 1953. Some photos I took around 1970: The first three run together and (from the left ) are nos...
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    Donbogen reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Birchfield Road Perry Barr with Appreciate Appreciate.
    It's difficult to get a better modern day comparison for this one. I think it's the Old Crown and Cushion (before the large 1930s C&C...
  • Two
    Two reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Perry Hall Home Farm Perry Mill Farm with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Here's the farmhouse, photo from the Library of Birmingham with the accompanying text: "Description:The farmhouse at Perry Hall Home...
  • mikejee
    mikejee replied to the thread Upper Cox Street, Balsall Heath.
    The requested photo was no 4 Princes Place. Upper Cox St. The photo I took showed , minutely, no 4 Cox Street West place, not
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Witton Farm with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Witton Farm was between Cheshire Road and Wyrley Road.
  • A Sparks
    A Sparks reacted to Neil M's post in the thread Perry Park with Appreciate Appreciate.
    That moat {in #45 above} had earlier surrounded Perry Hall which was built or heavily reconstructed in 1576 but demolished between 1927...
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