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    British Leyland (before it was British Leyland?)

    Hi Forever, Part of the BL vehicles were previously ,BMC ,Austin , Morris , MG , Riley , Wolseley , have you any idea about where in Birmingham he worked that would help trace the factory and what he was involved with .
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    Greet Primary School

    Hi JLW , although its been close to 70 years if i can be of any help i'm happy to help.
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    King's Arms - William Street / Bishopsgate Street

    Queen Elizabeth's coronation , Williams street with The Kings Arms in the background , only half the photo that i believe may have been from a news paper.
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    Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force WW1

    I have been trying to find out about my Grandad for some time now , i knew he was in the RAF in ww2 & we thought he began in the RFC but a chance remark by my Mother before she died lead me to the ROYAL NAVY AIR SERVICE & that opened things up , i knew he was was involved with air ships and...
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    Formans Road secondary modern

    Yes Steve, down the boulevard & around the block ,i hated it, it was sparkhill baths quite a walk. Keith
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    Formans Road secondary modern

    Hi Steve & Malcolm Do you remember running around the houses?
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    Formans Road secondary modern

    Hi BB I have sent you a message (hopefully)
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    Formans Road secondary modern

    Hi Butcher boy, Yes i knew the area well, I lived in the prefabs at the bottom of Weston Lane but spent a lot of time around Acocks green , can you remember the younger teacher that took over PT we nick named him Ted & i think he lived around the Knights Road area.
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    Formans Road secondary modern

    Thanks Butcher boy that's helped, Mr Wild did metal work, Mr Wildboar did woodwork, can't remember any of the ladies just a vague recollection of one that took us for religious study, may have been Mrs Smith, it wasn't my favourite subject. Thanks for the memory jog, it will keep me thinking.
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    Formans Road secondary modern

    Hi Butcher boy Satch was Mr Leese deputy head , Mr Parry-Jones took us for PE & i remember Mr Pugh but others escape me at the moment , must be my age.
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    Moving away but always a Brummie

    We left Brum over 40 years ago , worked a lot with Stokies around Stafford & stoke travelled a lot around Europe and was asked recently if we were Brummies..........by a South African gent.
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    WW2 bomb money collection box Bull Ring

    I seem to remember the bomb in the market was by a pet shop & close to a stall we would have cockles , mussels or whelks as a treat on Saturday, good memories.
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    Stratford Road

    Dr Redfern & Dr Sill were our family doctors when i was growing up in the late 50s early 60s , also remember my dad said that he had his medical there when he was called up around 1940 . Only remember getting the most terrible tasting medicine from there when i was small .
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    White Lion Portway

    We used to go the White lion about 70/71 ish when there was a folk club for a short time (fingamygigs i think it was called) Jasper Carrot was usually there with a few other well known acts. Also played darts at the Holly bush , great memories. (remember the local bobby was Mr Pinchin).
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    Warwick Road Greet.

    Hi Paul, I went to greet school in the 50s/60s and if i remember rightly there were 2 shops selling sweets on that section, 1 sold newspapers the other was more cigarettes etc , they had a " Kraven A " sign outside and i bought my first watch from them ,the other had the toy shop on the other...
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