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    The Leys - Formans Road

    I went to this school in the early fifties, left in 1955. Remember Mr Wildboar the woodwork teacher, Mr Schofield metalwork teacher, Mr Brittain who had a nasty twitch caused during the war. In those days we given a good training in crafts which proved to be very useful in my working life.
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    The Brewer And Baker..ravenhurst St

    I first went into the Brewer & Baker in 1957 as an eighteen year old with a friend who was a year older than me. We went there as it was known as the cider house, where you could get Scrumpy, had a few sore heads by going there.
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    Bishop Street

    I was born in Birmingham in 1939 & lived in Bishop Street, quite a co-incidence given my surname. My father worked in a factory opposite our house, which I believe was called Weathershields. Early in the war we were in the underground shelter of the factory during an air raid and on coming out...
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