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Dr H V Sankarayya, who had been in general practice in Birmingham until 1985, died on 7 March 1989,aged 81. Hebbalalu Velapnur Sankarayya-Sankar, as he was known to friends and colleagues-graduated in medicine from Mysore University in 1934. A brilliant student, he was awarded the gold medal in...

Dr Hebbalalu Sankarayya, rather gruff in manner,but an excellent Gp. Partnered with Dr Bose also Dr Bamford the trio had surgeries in Gt Barr Street, Cherrywood Rd and also on corner of Coventry Rd & Aubrey Rd Small Heath. My mother Gwyneth Evans was caretaker at Gt Barr St and then subsequently...

++So sorry to hear that... totally sympathise....and to a point am able to empathise....I used to park my car in Devonshire St...came back one Friday evening, from the Disco in the Hut on Musgrave Rec'...only to find my tyres slashed.As an Advice Centre...we were employed by the then Children's...

Hi, I can confirm 'Robbo' was involved in acquiring the Church as a Youth Club.....but not for many months...lead was removed from the roof went crashing through the floor into the cellar.A quantity of used wood ...beams etc was then stored in the disused building.......and the Church suffered...

Check out .... https://www.rowingtonrecords.com/Houses%20and%20Places/Haseley%20and%20Honiley/index.html#Old%20Haseley%20map%201887.jpg ......for more information.

Re: Cherrywood Road, Saltley ? Dr Sankarayya was our Dr...DrBose was the senior partner in one of the first NHS practice in Bham, A former Gurkha military Dr Sankarayya was a little gruff in manner, but a good doctor......Dr Bamford...far more easy going ....his father was...

Robbo, Phil, Rose,Dot and Kate ..... Shirley at the typewriter .... originally we were based in a hut on Musgrave Park ...that became the Disco Centre with DJ 'Junior' on a Fri night, moved on to a house in Devonshire St, just up from the Park.... finally we moved to the corner shop as listed...

A former Gurkha military Dr ....a little gruff in manner, but a good Dr......Dr Bamford...far more easy going ....his father was involved with Schools Dental Service near Hobmoor Rd. Our family from Gt Barr St [we went to Ada Rd School] moved to Aubrey Rd / Coventry Rd around 1956 [we then went...

As a former resident of 111 Gt Barr St [Dr's Surgery ...Caretaker Mrs Gwyneth Evans] I can offer a little more detail .... Starting at Young's Newsagents.... opp Cannings ...going towards City. on R H Side Nicklins Shop [corner of Derby St] ....family also had Pallet / Transport Co in Watery...

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I remember them well.....do believe he walked with severe limp.... and is it the case he was involved with road construction? Thanks for posting the cottage image......

The 'Wheel Club'....has changed hands a number of times since Bill Cutler owned it during the 70's .......along with a similar club in Moseley......

A B Fletcher's in the 1950's used to have Army tanks stored under the Railway Viaduct in Lawley St, you had to dodge the watchman [rotating the gun turret was a daft move !].....younger brother was Brian.

Finally, a Mr Ingram of Hall Green has yet another suggestion for the origin of Tiger’s Island : “I was told many years ago that the island used to carry a very large advertisement for Esso petrol, which had a tiger on it. Remember the ‘tiger in your tank’?”