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    New unseen photos with no locations

    With the mention of Edgbaston Street, brought back memories. I used to work there at Thomas Plant Wholesale Hardware in 1957, and thats where I met my Late Husband. Happy Memories
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    The Women's Hospital, Stratford Rd., Birmingham. c1880

    I think the one in Wake Green Road was the Maternity Hospital
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    Occupations That Have Faded Away

    I remember the Coop Dairy on Stratford road I used to help the Milkman,and thought it was great sitting on the cart when the Horse was galloping along,after all this time I remember the Horse was called Glider. Also Scribbans Bakery Carts delivering the Bread to my Mom,my Mom used to work in a...
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    Birmingham Odeon

    Indeed Happy Days myself & my Daughter went to see David Essex there brilliant,also in the fifties the first time I went with a friend to the Odeon to see a film,we thought we were so Posh,because it was quite different to our local flea pit Jemina
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    Birmingham Cinemas

    The good old days Cinemas,my local ones were The Rialto & Robin Hood -Hall Green, Springfield- Sparkhill Piccadilly & Waldorf - Sparkbrook and I also used to go to The Kingsway -Kings Heath & the Carlton. Because they used to change the Films on a Thursday & Sunday,and at one I remember that...
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    Co-op Dairies In The 40's

    Does anyone remember the Co-op Dairy on the corner of Cubley Rd & Stratford Rd Hall Green? I used to help the Milkman,the Horse was called Glider,and I used to think it was great sitting on the Cart by the Milkman. Jemina :star:
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    'Orse Road

    Another expression used in olden times was You've got to go to the Orspital,my dear old Mother In law used to say that.
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    Brummie sayings & language

    Hi Grandmaster I have always known the above as Wench,thats what I used to be called Cheers Jemina
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    Items that have faded away

    There were winners on spot the ball,in the 60's my Mom and I used to enter and one Saturday my Dad told us we had won £168 which was a lot of Money,we couldn't believe it.
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    See Birmingham by Post Card

    Can anyone help the other day there was a picture on this site of the projection room of a cinema I think in Kings Heath,I would like to find it please
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    Old Birmingham Schools - Changed Or Demolished

    St Marys Convent High School Hunters Road Handsworth demolished but the Convent is still there,I went there from 1948 until 1952 Jemina Edit. A link to St Mary's Convent School - although uncertain if this is the school referred to as unable to locate it...
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    Items that have faded away

    Re Corona pop I think the Jingle went like this "Corona with the big big C Corona just for you & me it's got a sparkle in the middle and a tickle at the top"
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    Items that have faded away

    Cadburys chocolate bars there were six squares in a block and flavours were peppermint,strawberry,coffee,and caramel,does anyone else remember them,also going right back now to when sweets came off ration Lyons slam bar.
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    The cresta club

    Remember The Cresta very well,had our Daughter's 21st there back in 1981.there was a comedian on Aidan J Harvey,but never heard anything of him since. Jemina
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    Passages, Alleyways Gulletts and Snickets of Old Brum

    Nice to see these snippets of Brum.does anyone remember a shop that sold cakes and rolls especially pineapple cream cakes,this was in 1956/57. I can't remember whether this was in Union St,Union Passage or martineau St. Jemina
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