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    Lewis's Department Store

    The Aussie one would be wearing shorts, have zinc cream on their nose, sun glasses and carrying a surfboard!!!!! The Christmas manager at Rackhams was a Birmingham City fan and I'd adopted the Villa so I don't think it was racist me being an Aussie- more a claret and blue thing !!!!
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    Lewis's Department Store

    On the subject of Birmingham and Christmas ............ 20 years ago I worked at Rackhams over Christmas, this was about the time Lewis's closed - the Rackham's staff were in shock - Lewis's being such a Birmingham institution. Father Christmas in Rackham's was a WW 2 veteran, who had lost a...
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    Bull Ring Car Park

    Many thanks to all for replies. The more I think of this it seems perfect material for a John Cleese comedy sketch (the You tube clip with the Red 1100 reminds me of the skit where Cleese bashes a similar car with a tree!!) Does any one have any pics of this building ???
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    Birmingham Factory Football Teams

    Cheers lencops for reply. It is easy to forget in today's times what a big part different community groups eg Boys Brigade played in the lives of many. It's a pity some of today's "stars" didn't start off in such teams.
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    Birmingham Factory Football Teams

    Holy Souls is really a team name ?????????
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    Bull Ring Car Park

    Cheers mikejee Any idea when it closed ? You tube clip makes it look a big white elephant. Makes you wonder what planners were thinking ????
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    Bull Ring Car Park

    On You Tube there is a clip entitled birminghams bull ring-1964 to 1999-before demolision. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUIr2UWHMkM&feature=related At about 2 min mark a couple in a red Austin 1100 pull into the Bull Ring multi storey car park off the Queensway , where in an operator...
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    Birmingham Factory Football Teams

    Wow!!!! Thanks so much Wendy. What a fantastic cross section of Brummie groups / industry. Thanks so much for posting.
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    Birmingham Factory Football Teams

    Thanks Wendy, what are some of the companies that fielded teams ? A bloke I worked with at Rackhams 20 years ago was telling me how when he did his national service in the British Army in the 50's because he was a good footballer he got out of a lot of the "army stuff" his pals had to do...
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    German Aerial Reconnaissance Photographs

    Hi Nostromo Haven't been there for 20 years but Birmingham's museum next to Big Brum use to have a WW2 Luftwaffe map on display. Cheers Austin Lancer
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    Royal Warwickshire 1/8 Battalion

    Hi Chris & Alan Many thanks for your replies. Alan would you know which memorials ? As I type this on 4-11-10, the anniversary of these chaps deaths, I can't but think what a terrible loss to die so close to Nov 11. A H Eade (Arthur Henry) was one of 8 children, Artthur being killed when...
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    Birmingham Factory Football Teams

    Cheers paulx What happened to these teams when these businesses closed ? Did they become new identities / teams like Armstrong Siddley >>>>> Airbus UK ?
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    Royal Warwickshire 1/8 Battalion

    Hi Chris Many thanks for the reply and link to your wonderful web site. My relative according to CWGC web site died on 4/11/18, thus I assume being killed on the first day of the battle you mention. Would you have any idea of the casualties the Warwicks took in this battle so close to the...
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    Royal Warwickshire 1/8 Battalion

    Cheers Amanda - I believe this battalion also saw service in Italy fighting the Austrians - but this may be in correct.
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    Lewis's Department Store

    Hi Ian FOFB - many thanks for reply - so was / is there an Argos in that same location / vicinity ?
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