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    James Upton Printers, Great Charles Street, Birmingham.

    I have no idea who Roger Blower is , can you throw any light on him ? he appears to have worked there when I was ther from 78 to 97 but haven a clue who he is ?
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    James Upton Printers, Great Charles Street, Birmingham.

    In fact Alice , I would love to meet up for a coffee/drink one day to talk about the great days I spent there and the characters who worked there . R.I.P to Muddu , steve bridges , solis the fitter , ken Holland the driver , pat atkins who worked with paul baker , pat taylor the assistant , ken...
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    James Upton Printers, Great Charles Street, Birmingham.

    I knew Collin groves very very well , he was my best man at my wedding in 1975 . he took his own life not long after I left uptons in 1997 , we crewed together on the same press for many years . What connection do you have with Collin/uptons ? , I only read your thread because I had an email...
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    James Upton Printers, Great Charles Street, Birmingham.

    Of course I remember you Alice , you worked in the office but cant actually remember what you did . Do you remember me john stone ? I worked on the roland favourits with Collin groves who committed suicide not long after I left in 97 . the best years of my working life were spent there . Do you...
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    James Upton Printers, Great Charles Street, Birmingham.

    In fact . It was installed on the 1st day the super prix was on in bham . I called into work in august 86 on a saturday to watch it being craned in of the wagons . I simply dont recognise the name roger blower ????
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    James Upton Printers, Great Charles Street, Birmingham.

    I also worked at uptons from 78 till 97 on the b2 rolands , i went on the brand new B1 komori from day one but i dont recognise who you are ? . I'm johnny stone
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    James Upton Printers, Great Charles Street, Birmingham.

    I worked there from 79 till 97 . Best working days of my life . I was a 1st minder on mainly roland favourit B2 presses but also operated the Komori B1 press . Great bunch of guys there
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    Harry lucas school

    Correction . It was on the right
  9. J

    Harry lucas school

    Correct , his classroom was off the main assembly hall , if you were looking at the stage it was to your right . And he did have a beard , something tells me it could have been ginger(ish) ?
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    Burbury Street

    Your 100% correct , it was originally called burbury st which us where i started in 55/56 when i was around 5 . I spent a few years there then moved to Anglesey st school till i was 11 . I then spent 4 years at was was the called harry lucas , why the name changed is beyond me . My older sister...
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    Burbury Street

    You a bit older than me , but i went to Anglesey st school till 1961 when i then went to harry lucas in farm st . I lived at 166 Anglesey st . You must have remembered Dr Smith in barr st or possibly smith st
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    Harry lucas school

    Where did he teach after harry lucas up toll his retirement . Where was he living when he taught at harry lucas ? I was always curious how far my teachers travelled
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    Harry lucas school

    Well he was slightly younger than i remember , no soon as i sent my message i realised that maybe he still may be around . Glad to hear that . He will remember various teachers .. mr watson the history teacher . Mr williams the geography teacher . Mr blenkinsop the french teacher who i think...
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    Harry lucas school

    As for the wack on the back of the head , it was forgotten about by the time he got back to his desk . Things were different then , i was always getting the slipper forvthe most minor of things . I would give my right arm to be there now . I guess he has long gone . Im 70 now and my memory says...
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    Harry lucas school

    So are you saying he was slightly overweight ? . I remember the beard and had a notion he may and only may have been slightly ginger but I'm a bit sketchy about that . But 100% certain about the flamenco/spanish style guitar playing
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