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    Favourite Family History Photograph

    Dear Josierue, that is a lovely photo :)
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    The Rubber Shop in Smethwick

    Many thanks, as far as i am aware there were never premises in Bham city centre, it may have been where the company was registered....? thanks so much for the informaiton you provide, its really interesting :)
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    Favourite Family History Photograph

    Here are a couple of my old family photos. They are both taken in the back garden of my grandparents house in Algernon road. The first photo is of my parents wedding in 1957, my grandfather on the left was the stage manager at the Royal Theatre in New street Birmingham. I am not sure of the...
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    The Rubber Shop in Smethwick

    I have just scanned a photo of my parents original shop which I think was in Messenger Road, which was then High park road, I think! Perhaps someone could confirm please :) This was before my time, and that's my mom in the window !
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    These are great stories, and bring all those memories flying back. Yep, I remember Sam Wellers and the Kalediacope, I do remember being acousted by someone in football boots up the corner for 4 hours !! (ha ha only joking Crashtestdougie!) What great times, you're right we tought we were the...
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    The Waterloo, Smethwick

    Hello, it was the Park Tavern :)
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    I loved the rum runner, Duran Duran played there if I'm correct!
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    oh wow! that certainly brings the memories flooding back!
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    Smethwick

    https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=42962 Here are some photos of my mom and dad's Rubber shop in Smethwick, hope the link works okay :)
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    The Waterloo, Smethwick

    I remeber this pub very well, my grandad and dad used to drink there during the 60s and early 70s. I always heard that the food was really good.
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    The Rubber Shop in Smethwick

    Thanks anyway Rosie.
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    oh wow! yes, thanks Mr Moon's it was :)
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    The Rubber Shop in Smethwick

    Thank you Mikejee, I have read this posts out of order. The name Lerens, was generated from a mix of both my parents' surnames before they were married!
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    The Rubber Shop in Smethwick

    Yes, Paul of course you're right, but I am only going on what my memory can recall from being told from my parents, I was born in 1961, and I think my parents already owned that shop then......
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    The Rubber Shop in Smethwick

    Thought I would have a go at posting a photo or 2 of my mom and dad's shop in Smethwick High street. It was formally a dress shop which moved to Great Barr, I am informed. Anyway does anyone remember this shop? The first photo of the 3 was 1981, the 2nd when the shop was red was in July 1974...
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