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John my email is [email protected] will leave it on for 24hours plus I am on Facebook if you are under Sheila Clarke (Foulkes)

Yes would love to meet up It has been ages since i have been on here just trying to see how to send you my details

Hi John, I think our Raymond is sat behind you on the table, it was good to hear from you . We are well here, hope you are too and Margaret. Send her my love. Living in Tamworth now and so is my sister Val.

Hi John and Maggie, remember you both so well and was good to hear from you on here. Hope you are still on here now to get my reply

What a lovely surprise to see my Mom in this photo you shared, she is behind the Gent on the right her name was Rene Foulkes

This is a photo of the Coronation Party in June 1953 this was held in the Dean Street youth club and the people attending are from Skinner Lane and Skinner Street. Let me know if you spot any family. Dean Street youth club was at the bottom end of Skinner Lane (opposite end to the shop)

Hi Margie, just spotted yours and Johns message hope you are well and I remember your Mom and Dad so fondly, your Mom used to keep an eye out on the back gate for us when my Mom and Dad were out bless her. I'm living in Tamworth now but its so good to hear from you both xx

Hi John, Sorry it has taken me so long to reply I had forgotten my password but all sorted now. It's great to hear from you I remember you all, your Mom and Dad were such a lovely couple, your dad got Ray into the the slaughter house part time. That chicken caused such a ruction when I bought it...

Great photo thank you for sharing with us

Hi Clive, Neighbours certainly did look out for each other then and they all kept the streets clean and tidy. We also moved out in 1966 so they could knock them all down and re build the Wholesale Markets. The Wholesale Markets have now moved again and been knocked down. Sometimes I don't think...

Hi Clive, I am Sheila Foulkes, the daughter of the shop owners at 50 Skinner Lane. I remember Mrs. Harris very fondly, a lovely lady and the other families in Skinner Street. They were very happy days there, with great neighbours and friends. It was lovely to hear someone remember the shop and...

Hi Pom, do you know if that policeman is still alive, I have very fond memories of him from when he was on the beat where I lived in Skinner Lane. He always made sure I got home safe and sound whenever he saw me, no wonder after what he had witnessed. Such a lovely man

Has anyone knowledge of a Police Constable Albert Moore, he was a beat bobby around where I lived. I think he was either at Edgbaston Police Station or Digbeth Police Station. He walked me home safe many a night and looked after me when I queued for my Beatles tickets in the early hours of the...

Your welcome, if I find any more photos of help I will add onto here, it was just strange to see a photo I had taken put on here but I do know my sister left a copy at the Hurst Street properties that were done up

This is a photo of my brother Raymond Foulkes Jill, the shop is where we lived on 50 Skinner Lane, the courtyards were up the sides of where the shop was and opposite was (on the right) where the cars are is the start of Skinner Street. We had a Mrs Harris live up the courtyard in 1950's, a...