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Duddeston Barracks

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Duddeston Barracks
Duddeston Barracks

Duddeston Barracks was a military installation in Great Brook Street, Duddeston, Birmingham, England.

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Duddeston Barracks
Barrack Street, Birmingham Digbeth

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B7 4EU Birmingham, Digbeth
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