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    Gunmakers Arms. Bath St.

    photo missing from post 3.
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    Gunmakers Arms. Bath St.

    Will have a look for photo tomorrow and post when found. Dave
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    Summer Lane

    Bancroft Motor Factors used to occupy that site on the opposite corner to the Stag in the 80s-90s afraid I don't know when they left Dave
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    St Chads Schools

    Tom,I have sent you an instant message. Dave
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    St Chads Schools

    Tom. You Have I.M.
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    St Chads Schools

    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 Frances McMahon to name but a few we meet up several times during the course of the year, our next meet is on the...
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    St Chads Schools

    Hi John, I vaguely recall your brothers name but time doe's dim the memory. The chap you mention in the photo I have been told is Billy Sheppard sadly no longer with us. Regards Dave
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    St Chads Schools

    A couple of photo's from St Chads especially for Tom Ross as I am told he is in the one.
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    St Chads Schools

    Hi Denise Nice to see you posting at last. Speak to you soon.. Regards Dave.
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    Summer Lane

    Looks like an Armstrong Siddley not sure which model
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    Old street pics..

    I grew up in Cliveland St which is the next street along from Cecil St, the Marquis as we knew it was on the corner of Cecil St and Newtown Row. Sorry I can't remember the name of the pub your after. Dave.
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    Henrietta Street Ambulance Station

    Hi Lynne, if I remember correctly it was the Woolpack an Ansells pub Dave.
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    St Chads Schools

    Hi Nijinski, You've awoken a few memories from the past. Regarding Mr Begley if as I was you were in his class he was an alright guy,if you weren't you feared him.As you mentioned caning the latecomers one day he had a particularly large queue for the cane(perhaps you were one of them) on this...
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    A S L (associated sprayers limited)

    Hi Pudding, Bill Perkins yes and the other Bill was Bill Sread. The ladies that worked in there were Doreen Atwood,Dolly Hart,Lil Taylor & my wife. What years did you work there? Dave
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    A S L (associated sprayers limited)

    Hi Pudding, It's more than likely that you know my wife,she worked in the Customer Service Dept. What section did you work in? Dave
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