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    Any old Brummies moved to the USA?

    THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR POSITIVE THOUGHTS ABOUT MY LOSING MARCIA AFTER ALL THESE YEARS. It's tough and without the help of my dear Daughter Sarah, who lives a few miles from me, I do not know what I would do. But now 92, I have to carry on and live whatever time I have left as best as I can
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    Any old Brummies moved to the USA?

    I left Brum in 1957 to seek fame and fortune in America, well, I have. One out of two, not bad Eh!! I became a US citizen in the 1980s, and never regretted it at all. Have two grown children and seven grandchildren, one was born 20 years ago in Japan, where my son was stationed when he spent 30...
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    Happy Birthday Cookie273 (Eric)

    HAVE A GOOD ONE, ERIC from John in USA Plus
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    happy birthday izzy eckerslike

    Have a great day, iZZY!
  5. oldbrit

    Happy Birthday Alberta

    Alberta from Old Brit in Colorado USA
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    Small Heath Tram Depot Coventry Road

    Didnt a lot of people in WW2 die there during an air raid?
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    Small Heath Tram Depot Coventry Road

    I remember that it was huge, there was a picture house across the road, down a bit
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    Lyndon Green Farm Yardley

    Beautiful painting of a time long gone
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    The Old Crown Inn Deritend

    I played with my band there in the 1950s have photos somewhere
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    St Bernards Grange, Sheldon

    The Pub on Church Rd, up Barrows lane, was destroyed by fire can't remember the name
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    Church Road, Yardley.

    Who knows, everyone had their tale to tell. I love them all!! The Vicar told me his version when I was there many years ago. Very interesting building that has been added onto over the years.
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    St Bernards Grange, Sheldon

    The St Bernard's Grange was my parents' favorite pub!! Every night, they would walk down there from our house on Moat Lane, Yardley
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    Yardley Almshouses Church Road

    Went to Sunday School there
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    Church Road, Yardley.

    This is on the side of the church, I am told they sharpened swords there?
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    Church Road, Yardley.

    My Dad banked there
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