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Letter from Stirchley: A New River
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As a home worker I need excuses to get out of the house so, despite not being that interested in food other than as fuel, I’ve been volunteering at Stirchley Stores, doing shifts and running errands a few times a…
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Posted in More canals than Venice, place Tagged with: forensic geography, Hazelwell Park, Letter from Stirchley, River Rea, rivers, Strichley
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