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    Bolton Road Small Heath Social/Working Man's Club?

    Hello mikejee, Thank you for your trouble in producing the map, brilliant. Regards, Ray.
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    Bolton Road Small Heath Social/Working Man's Club?

    Hi, Do any of you good folk happen to have a map of Bolton Road showing Richmond Terrace. Just found out that I had a relative living in Richmond Terrace, and the maps I have only show Bolton Road? Regards, Ray.
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    Belchers Lane playing fields ans Heartlands Hospital

    Thinking a little harder, where I have put broken yellow lines, there was a dog-leg to the right [we used to go into the furthest corner for a smoke]. Ray.
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    Belchers Lane playing fields ans Heartlands Hospital

    From memory, this is how I remember the lay-out of Belchers Lane playing fields. Ray.
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    Belchers Lane playing fields ans Heartlands Hospital

    If my memory is correct, the changing rooms were on the right at the top of the entrance path. The boys used the changing room on the right, the girls used the left side. Ray.
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    jelf william george -- mary ann hughes

    Hi Alan, I have to say your memory does you proud, the minute details you recall leave me astounded. With regards to the picture, I have a few thousand on file and the reason I have that one was the bus. My Father worked for the old BCT Birmingham City Transport. He was based at Highgate Road...
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    jelf william george -- mary ann hughes

    Re: william george jelf -- mary ann hughes Hello Astonian [Alan], As a newbie to this fantastic forum, I reckon if I spend 40 hours a week for the next five years, I may just catch up with most postings! However, your name crops up many times, as does the name Jelf, which are your family I...
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    Hawkes Street

    Hi chriseponymous, just have this pub, The Freeholders Arms, Hawkes Street Small Heath. Ray.
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    prottey

    Not sure if this helps but Wal Prottey is a member of: https://smallheath.proboards.com/ I know he was born down Regents Park Road in Small Heath. Ray.
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    St Peter's Chapel St Peter's Place

    This may help a little with St Peters Broad Street. St Peter 1786 Broad Street /St Peter’s Place (O.S. GR SP0586 approx.) The chapel was built in 1786. It wasenlarged in 1802 and 1825, thoroughly repaired in 1871, and consecrated in1933. It was served by Franciscans from Baddesley Clinton...
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    West street

    Ward Street Aston - 1965.
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    Coventry Road Steam Trams

    I think this may be a little clearer. Ray.
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    St Thomas C Of E School Granville Street

    Hi Phil, Was it Granville Street School, a bit different as it was on two levels, I think! Ray.
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    Where is This Schools? #10

    Hi Phil, It is Wyndcliffe School, of Little Green Lane, which was Little Green Lane School in an earlier life. Ray.
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    Where is this Schools #3

    Hi, Is it Floodgate Street ? Ray.
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    Bordesley green

    Hi alana124, Just spent the last hour reading this thread, so I was suprised to find you lived at 39 PAS. I lived at 33, the Goughs were our landlords. The other side of us were the Harrisons. The timber yards, opposite the Vine Pub [victoria 1670] & the big saw-mill at Coleshill, were my...
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    Small Heath Streets

    Hello, Having been born in Baker Street [off Muntz Street] in 1946, and now living in Worcester, I have now reached the age of 65, and am fairly desperate to find a picture of Baker Street, B'ham 10. If anyone has a picture I would be so grateful. Many thanks.
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