Nostalgia news from Birmingham Live Read in browser Nostalgia Latest News InYourArea | Sign In Welcome to your Sunday nostalgia newsletter! Here are three stories that were published in our section recently. 10 more very Brummie nicknames for things we use instead of proper titles We love our nickn
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Welcome to your Sunday nostalgia newsletter! Here are three stories that were published in our section recently. | 10 more very Brummie nicknames for things we use instead of proper titles |  | | We love our nicknames for things, we do. Though it must confuse out-of-towners to no end when they can't find "The Rezza" on a street sign.
Not long ago we took a look at a handful of the more common local names for places and landmarks. Stephenson Place will always be The Ramp, St. Philip's Cathedral grounds will always be Pigeon Park, the lady in the fountain in Victoria Square will always be the Floozie - you know the drill.
But there's obviously plenty more - let's dive back into Brummie nicknames.
| Forgotten Birmingham railway stations of the past - dotted all over the city |  | | There are a fair few railway stations in Birmingham and the West Midlands - we're better off than most places. But there could have been many more stops on the line if not for a pair of huge events.
World War 2 closed some, never to return, and the Beeching railway reviews of the 60s killed off more. As a result, you may walk past the sites of many former stations without even realising it.
Take a look at lost railways stations of the past here.
| See inside the fire-ravaged Royalty Cinema with urban explorer's eerie photos |  | | Thousands upon thousands have found joy here, whether it was through the magic of film, or the fun of bingo. But Harborne's old Royalty Cinema has been left as a husk.
It first opened as a cinema in 1930, becoming part of the ABC chain not long afterwards. In 1963 it was converted into a bingo hall, operated by ABC themselves, Mecca, then Gala until 2012. A smaller fire struck in 2017, followed by a major blaze in 2018, leaving the Grade II-listed building in a ruinous state.
See what remains of this once-beautiful building here.
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