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    On trying myself (Chrome) I get: Cornucopia...

    On trying myself (Chrome) I get:
    Cornucopia Migration and Upgrade
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    Hello Cornucopia user. Cornucopia is currently being migrated to a new platform to support #CollectionsUnited....
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    In case you have not seen it, there is a photo of...

    In case you have not seen it, there is a photo of the mill at https://catalogue.millsarchive.org/thrunton-mill-whittingham-and-outbuildings
  3. Thread: Brass Winder

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    The forgot the bit about not making clear what...

    The forgot the bit about not making clear what they were talking about !
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    Brass winder would appear to be something to do...

    Brass winder would appear to be something to do with lacemaking, not quite clear exactly what they did, but refer to...
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    No .Sorry. no 195 is at the far other end of the...

    No .Sorry. no 195 is at the far other end of the street. On the map below 95 is in blue, 195 is in red
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    Following on from that, not no 59, but a few...

    Following on from that, not no 59, but a few yards away and possibly looking similar,are 54,55 and part of 56 Hatchett St

    https://i.postimg.cc/cLxYC05k/55-hatchett-st.jpg
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    Thank you squaredancer. I did once occasionally...

    Thank you squaredancer. I did once occasionally use another similar site, but they later stopped access to the images if you did not pay a fee.
    Here is the 1950s map showing no 59 in...
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    Hatchett st did not renumber. The street was...

    Hatchett st did not renumber. The street was complete by the 1880s, could not be extended , was not merged with another street or cut down in size, these being the main reasons why previously...
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    With regard to the 1841 census,the later...

    With regard to the 1841 census,the later directories and the censuses list the pub as no 20 St Georges St. The 1851 census does not list it as a pub, but with James Jarvis as a brasscaster, while...
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    Charles Milne

    I think your address may be a bit off. Charles is shown in the 1921 Kellys directory at 34 Queenswood road Moseley, but not in Smethwick (which is not near Moseley), but in Birmingham . At one time...
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    I would presume they have no contact details ,...

    I would presume they have no contact details , either for the recipient, or if deceased, their next of kin
  12. Thread: 1921 census

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    Sue. He is also on the absent voters list in...

    Sue.
    He is also on the absent voters list in 1918. On both occasions he is with another army guy, Charles Edwin Palmer , whom remains registered at that address till 1939, so possibly your grandad...
  13. Thread: 1921 census

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    Sue What is the address? Perhaps I can elaborate...

    Sue
    What is the address? Perhaps I can elaborate what the building was
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    In isolated circumstanced, Peter, I would agree...

    In isolated circumstanced, Peter, I would agree with you. but I but the italian connection does seem to indicate food, and I would not have thought heating or lighting oils would be sold by the same...
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    As you say, they appear quite often. the general...

    As you say, they appear quite often. the general opinion is that they mainly sold Italian products and were something like a delicatessen. The addition of oil to the title would emphasise that they...
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    To my mind, as someone who worked in the...

    To my mind, as someone who worked in the chocolate industry for 37 years. that sickly white stuff is not chocolate. Don't mind a bit of biscuit sometimes, but the reason it is there is because it is...
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    I thoroughly agree. both usually mean mire...

    I thoroughly agree. both usually mean mire expensive/smaller/lower quality. or perhaps all of these. I was also intrigued by the signs sayong "Managers Choice" in Sainsburys, as could not see any...
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    Seems to be common to use the symbol even up to...

    Seems to be common to use the symbol even up to the late 1930s.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-26369329
  19. Thread: I am a sceptic

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    I do not think I would have much faith in...

    I do not think I would have much faith in anyone's claims who appeared on a quiz show - especially the so-called ~"celebrity " ones
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    Just a welcome page for me , with no links on the...

    Just a welcome page for me , with no links on the side
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    He is also listed as a boot & shoemaker in Thorne...

    He is also listed as a boot & shoemaker in Thorne in Baines Yorkshire directory of 1822
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    The utube video below states, quite reasonably...

    The utube video below states, quite reasonably thta the early quakers did drink beer, because it was a safe thing to drink:
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    I think Car was the early form of taxi/hire car....

    I think Car was the early form of taxi/hire car. Aris Birmingham Gazette in 1827 records an advert for a Car Office run by Ann Bacon in Livery St. She states that she can provide cars and horses...
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    Search for the phrase HMA depot give a number of...

    Search for the phrase HMA depot give a number of refs, which show it to be an abbreviation of "His Majesty's Australian "
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    I would agree, and , in passing will mention that...

    I would agree, and , in passing will mention that my name on my baptismal certificate (which is somewhere, though not sure where)has a middle "Henry" which is missing on the birth certificate (in...
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