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    Upper Thomas Street School Aston

    Re: upper thomas street sec mod boys school. Hi David, the only photo I have of upper thomas street school is one of mister gillard taken years ago when he was in his eighties, I can let you have a copy if you send me your e. mail address.
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    Upper Thomas Street School Aston

    upper thomas street sec mod boys school. has anybody got fotos or memories of upper thomas street sec mod boys school during the mr reeves b f jones harry hurford era, I met mr gillard the technical drawing teacher in northfield many years ago he was in his eighties but still active and compos...
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    Lichfield Road Aston

    ha ha yea brilliant. do you remember greens the papershop on the corner by the chippy use to wait for the evening mail and despatch van to turn up saturday night at six oclock to buy the sports argus, think it cost threepence then.
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    Lichfield Road Aston

    I tell you what I have shed some tears this week with all the memories and fotos, I wish my mom was still alive to read and see them.
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    Lichfield Road Aston

    guys use to come in to alberts to buy durex for the weekend, they was wrapped in a fine brown and purple paper then, bout a shilling I think they was mal or do you know different, ha ha
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    Lichfield Road Aston

    where did ya get that one from. ha ha ha
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    Lichfield Road Aston

    thanx for the pic astonite, I remember the wax singeing candels that he use to use for the hairline at the back and sides, god so dated now.
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    Lichfield Road Aston

    moss thanx for the pics I am keeping ok hope you are to, where did we meet? did we play for aston manor boys club together?
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    Lichfield Road Aston

    mal what was the name of the music shop? was it the band box or something like that?
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    Lichfield Road Aston

    thanks paul gorr any with me on? ha ha s.till got the one from villa park 1966
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    Ansells Brewery

    hello pete do you know where ken has been laid to rest I would like to place some flowers if poss, he helped me and a lot more people at ansells in the seventies when I worked there, great negotiator he was. regards peter rankin.
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    Lichfield Road Aston

    mal I dont know if you got my reply, but yes I remember the shop as my mate at school mike prince his dad had the electricians shop nearby, H.J.PRINCE, opposite albert robothams the barbers I used to get my hair cut there for threepence, it was next door to the music shop, I bought my first...
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    Lichfield Road Aston

    good lord that is amazing, we moved from 41 church street in town to 5/92 my mom beryl my brother ken and my gran as my dad was in the army royal warwicks and was posted to aden, we stayed and moved in with my gran,I remember carol gammige and her sister janet,carol went out with charlie...
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    Lichfield Road Aston

    jean my name is Peter Rankin I was the goalkeepe,r peter piper was my pal and played half back in the same side and worked in the bottling plant, sadly he died some years ago aged only forty nine years
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    Lichfield Road Aston

    hiya jean thanks for the welcome, I will ask my older brother ken he new everybody in those days, he used to be mates with the dawsons across the road by ortons the fireplace shop the back houses there used to back onto the old monkey run, just a note I worked at ansells brewery from 1970 untill...
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