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    National Service

    RAF Sutton Coldfield was on Whitehouse Common Road. All houses now.
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    Elan Express Castle Vale

    I was driving night trunks for Elan International when they folded 1993/4. Turned up for work one night, there they was gone.! No warning at all but it was being run by a bunch of clowns. Got myself another job next day.
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    Bennett Family - Nechells

    Hello Dawn, I'd just about given up. Thought you'd left the forum. I would love to get in touch with you but I don't know how to give you my email address or phone number, other than just posting it on here but they tell me it's not safe. If you know how to do it please do and we can talk that...
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    Bennett Family - Nechells

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    Memories : Essence Of The 50s And 60s

    Who remembers the baked potato man and the hot chestnuts at the corner of Stephenson's place and New Street. And the big tin of salt. Great when you'd just come out of the cinema and it was snowing. Bryan
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    High Park Street, Nechells

    Ivor, I always found Mr Hill to be a nice man, a very good teacher. Yes the class immediately off the iron staircase was Mr Hill's, The one to the left off that one was the wonderful Mrs Gray and the one to the right as you went in was Mr McAllister's. He only had one eye and wore a leather...
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    Memories : Essence Of The 50s And 60s

    I still have two, apart from my modern car which of course is diesel. Bryan.
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    Saltley & Alum Rock

    This was the site of the old Coliseum Cinema. My gran used to play the piano there for the silent films. Bryan.
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    Memories : Essence Of The 50s And 60s

    Thank you, my Pat had already left by then but her parents still lived there till about 1980. Bryan
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    High Park Street, Nechells

    Hello Ivor, Only just noticed this question. I first started at St Clements in 1942 and the iron staircase was there then as far as I can remember, when I was 12 it was my classroom and my teacher was Mr Hill. The playground was for the girls and there were no restrictions on age, the other...
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    Memories : Essence Of The 50s And 60s

    Lyn where do you get proper edible dripping nowadays? Bryan.
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    Memories : Essence Of The 50s And 60s

    My wife was born in Thornbridge Avenue & lived there until 1969. Went to Beeches Road school and then Erdington Grammer school for girls.
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    New Nechells And Aston Photos

    Great photo Lyn, taken from the corner of Thimblemill Lane & Walter Street, by the old BRS parcels depot. Bryan.
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    New Nechells And Aston Photos

    The pub is the New Inns on the corner of Stuart Street. Teddy Fenn's butchers shop was the second shop along from the corner of Trevor Street going towards town. Bryan.
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    Midland Counties Dairy

    That would be a Co-op dairyman, with the long brown overall. Midland Counties were short white coats. Bryan.
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