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    tower ball room

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    Alum Rock Road Shops

    Late reply but I don’t think Timmy or floss had children. I remember them well and was always terrified of their Alsatian dog Rusty. They were always friendly and I remember Timmy having a broad Irish accent
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    Mother and Baby home Moseley

    Not that I can remember
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    Mother and Baby home Moseley

    One of the photos. I remember cleaning that floor on my hands and knees
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    Mother and Baby home Moseley

    Just noticed the grange is up for sale. Some photos of inside brought back memories although mostly it has been converted to flats
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    Mother and Baby home Moseley

    Does anyone have any photos of the inside of the grange. I know it’s unlikely but sometimes wonder if I may be remembering things differently
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    Mother and Baby home Moseley

    From my knowledge if you wanted to keep your baby you could just walk away
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    tower ball room

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    tower ball room

    I was there in the late sixties and dated a guy called Tony Dalton . He was the lead singer. Don’t know what happened to the band
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    Mother and Baby home Moseley

    Sounds horrendous. The matron when I was there was very kind and compassionate and emphasised the girls there were “good girls”. We worked hard but we would have had to do the same if we were living alone. A very sad time. I just wonder what happened to all those other girls who were there in...
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    Mother and Baby home Moseley

    Perhaps it was not good in 1950 but it was ok in the 1960s
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    Mother and Baby home Moseley

    Sorry it was November before I was admotted
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    Alum Rock Road Shops

    I’m sure you did. I remember when she was pregnant with one of the boys, she fainted in the garden and my brother carried her into the house. They also had a dig called ruffle
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    Alum Rock Road Shops

    That is sad. Yes I knew she got divorced and I have a photo somewhere of her holding lynn in her back garden. She always looked immaculate despite having four children to look after x
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    Alum Rock Road Shops

    I lived at 507. Next door with my mum and dad
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