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    Anglesey Street School

    Hi has anyone got any school photos of Anglesey st school lozells around 1968 to 1974 many thanks marie
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    Anglesey Street School

    I remember Mr woodcock married one of the other teachers. For the life of me I can't remember her name ( even though she was my teacher) I remember that she was a small lady with long hair.
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    Anglesey Street School

    There was also a Mr Thomas he was my teacher in the joiner school in about 75/76. Miss rose was the deputy head in the joiner school when it moved to nursery Rd. I remember most of there's teacher's especially Mrs George as she was my very first teacher in 67/68
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    Brougham Street, Lozells

    My sister remembers some kids that lived up Alexander terrace. Tommy, Arthur, and a kid named joey. She can't remember there last name. But she said that she thinks that they lived at number 9.
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    Brougham Street, Lozells

    We left brougham st around 1972/3 we used to climb over the wall at the back of the Bunns house and go scrumping at the back of the nuns house I was always terrified of getting court. Gosh we used to play all day on the bomb peck next to the school. My brother's got caught breaking in to the...
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    Brougham Street, Lozells

    There was many a time my older brother had to go and fetch my dad from the angel. It was still his local even when we moved to church st. I remember a few people but not sure of their names As I was only young. Those days were happy days
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    Brougham Street, Lozells

    I remember my mom used to chat to a lady in Alexander terrace. This would of been in the late 60s I also have a memory of them having a disagreement about our dog having bitten one of their kids ( a girl I think) I also remember being friends with a girl who lived with her grandparents ( i...
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    Brougham Street, Lozells

    I remember the shop on the corner of brougham st and Wills st. And my dad used to drink in the angel. And that a friends dad that also lived in Albert cottages used to go and get a jug of aile every Sunday afternoon. Also my oldest brother got his first home in the block of flats ( saddlers...
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    Brougham Street, Lozells

    What year would this be around Alan and do you know what number that they lived at?
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    Brougham Street, Lozells

    You would of moved from villa street before we moved to church st Was there a factory of some sort on villa street? It would of back on to brougham st.
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    Brougham Street, Lozells

    Yes it's still there num 69. Our back garden led straight on to the bomb peck on villa street. There were still empty house on villa street ( bomb peck) when we first moved to church st. We had so much fun demoliting them. Using the wood to build bonfires or dens
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    Brougham Street, Lozells

    Hi Lynn is there a forum for church st as well as that's where we moved to after brougham st
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    Brougham Street, Lozells

    Thank you ray even though I was young I remember the street so well like it was yesterday It's possible that the beige dog on the photo was ours named bobby. When we moved we moved just two streets away to church st
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    Brougham Street, Lozells

    Thanks for the reply. I wonder if any remembers our family. I remember my mom used to chat to a lady that lived in the row of houses up the ally opposite Albert cottages. And a family that lived halfway down the street last name ward. We used to play on the old bomb peck by the school and...
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    Brougham Street, Lozells

    We moved into brougham st in about 1968. We lived at 5/6 Albert cottages would love to see a photo of the place
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