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    Bordesley Green Fire Station

    I remember it well when I worked there in the 1990s it was a transport firm then by the name of Road Runners ( security )
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    Barton's Arms High Street Aston

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    Handsworth Dairies

    Vehicle based at Perry Barr
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    Villa Street Lozells

    Villa Cottage was a builders yard by the mid 1970s, by the name of Price’s, I used to work opposite at what was Padmores, then, Edwards Brothers Windscreen Services, I can’t recall seeing the cottage at the time.
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    High Street Aston

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    High Street Aston

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    Roundsman - Milkman, Coalman and Other Home-delivery Providers)

    during the 1920s on Thimble mill lane there was a dairy called, Gearings, has anyone ever heard of such a place.??
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    High Street Aston

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    Villa Street Lozells

    sounded like a man of character
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    Villa Street Lozells

    Great memories of Villa street Eric
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    Villa Street Lozells

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    Villa Street Lozells

    it wasn’t there in the mid to late 1970s because i remember it as a builders yard.
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    Handsworth Dairies

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    Kingstanding

    High street Aston looking down towards the Globe picture house aka the flea pit.
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    Kingstanding

    also the place of my birth, 99 High street, Aston. the tallest house in the block of houses.
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    Kingstanding

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    Kingstanding

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    Villa Street Lozells

    Hiya Eric I remember it well, I never did like using the antiquated air operated car lift, whenever we did we always secured it with what I think? was a railway sleeper I think the compressor was as old as the garage. Our Bosses name at the time was Burt Walters, I’d have loved to have seen the...
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    Walter Collins and the Beet family

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    Villa Street Lozells

    As I remember, it wasn’t.
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