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    New John Street West & New John Street

    Hi Lyn no I haven't but if its about meeting or something I should look at my e mail is tom.ross@freeradio.co.uk
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    St Chads Schools

    Sorry Dave ??
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    St Chads Schools

    Hi i would love to catch sometime And woul love to mert up with Michael McMahon again QUOTE=Dave Ed;559777]Hi Tom, thanks for confirming that you are in the photo. I am also in the top row third from the right, I still see Jimmy Elwood, Denise Lonsdale, Marie O'Niell, Betty Stebbings and...
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    St Chads Schools

    I am in picture second from left on the top row in the second pic and all those were my mates born I beleive in in 46/47
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    St Chads Schools

    I was at St Chads from infants through to seniors. I left in Summer of 1964 after staying on to do my GCE's I was in Mr Begleys class for 5th form but remember getting the cane from him before I was in his class. I alsdo remember Mr Conklin who prefered to use the slipper (a black pump) Others I...
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    Summer Lane

    I love this picture..a Midland Red..I walked down Summer Lane every day to school at St Chads Juniors in Shadwell St. The Austin A35 van in the front moves me to tears that was my first car 817GVP. The Pap shows where I lived at 2/437 New John St West. between Summer Lane and Newtown Row. Up the...
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    New John Street West & New John Street

    Thanks ..we called it Blews St Park.. but were obviously wrong..I loved the "old end" so much better than this material crazy money mad world
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    New John Street West & New John Street

    Thanks Lyn so much will a look out ..I have seen just one pic of New John St West between Summer Lane and New Town Row...its showed a number 19 bus at the junction with New Town Row.. we lived up the at 2/437 up the entry..behind Millmans shop
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    New John Street West & New John Street

    No pics attached..we used to go to Blews St Park.. which was just a couple of hundred yards away from Miller St Bus depot..alternatively we would go to Burbury St Park in Lozells
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    New John Street West & New John Street

    Cheers Lyn. I spent my very happy childhood at 2/457 New John St West- in real poverty but happy. I suppose because nobody had anything anyway so no [pressure from peers. Elkington St.. I am sure that connected with Blews St Park
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    New John Street West & New John Street

    Great pic..I have been searching for ages for New John St West Where I grew up.. but it cannot be the Newtown Palace rear because the flats in the distance were after the junction with Summer Lane??
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    New John Street West & New John Street

    I think its where it meets Newe Town Row... Summer Lane is up the road,..the new flats at Unett St are in the distance.. bottom left shows where they had demolished the White Horse pub ( Ithink)
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    Summer Lane

    You are right -they wouldn't allow it. Big bowls of maggots ugh ???
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    Summer Lane

    My Mom was a barmaid at the Brit..remember the name Tommy Hatton.. my pal Colin Baines lived at the fishing tackle shop and had a huge Alsation dog that regularly chased me down the entry
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    Havergal House

    Hi wasn't it at the bottom of Hatchett St?
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    Summer Lane

    The Havercal House was a sunday school as well. I sang there with a skiffle group in 1959/60 i think
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    Summer Lane

    Colin Baines was my mate. Thats where they charged the old radio accumulators and sold maggots and fishing tackle
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    Summer Lane

    Allens was between New John St West and Bridge St West
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    Summer Lane

    Allens Chip shop was a regular thing for us-Mrs Allen looked like she sampled the wares too much lol
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    Summer Lane Pubs

    I used to into Hardings Sweet shop on corner next to Vine for a hot glass of Vimto-behind the Van is the CO-OP that my mom shopped at-I can just about remember her divi number
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