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    Erdington Open Air School

    I WENT THERE IN 1966
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    Cyclo Gear, Aston-who didn't work there?!

    My father was the tool setter and Forman at cyclo gerar Aston
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    Gravelly Hill - Slade Road / The Slade

    M my dad used to go to the big pub on Chester road, then after he would go to the greyhound, the comics were DC Comics, superman and batman etc, he used to go to leister to collect them from the distributor
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    Gravelly Hill - Slade Road / The Slade

    did you see the video of noele gordon driving down slade road, and the old cinema next to the brookvale pub, my dad used to sell his comics there too 3 for a bob . i recall we rented the cafe near the bridge, never had much custom but it was fun for a while
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    Gravelly Hill - Slade Road / The Slade

    i was sent to the abbey and then stockland green then i got a job at the albany hotel in brum, if you look at the video thats me opening the car door lol https://www.macearchive.org/films/midlands-news-22051968-britains-baby-year-contest
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    Gravelly Hill - Slade Road / The Slade

    have you seen the video where the ATV interviewed children at slade road school
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    Lupin Street, Aston

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    Lupin Street, Aston

    The lady bottom left is Alberts sister Floss, and the guy with mustache next to Albert Wellings is Alfred my dads brother. next to the little girl with glasses on right is Winnie Alfreds wife with June his daughter, next to her looks like Millie , Arthurs wife, I think Millie committed suicide...
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    Lupin Street, Aston

    I dont think my mom and dad were invited to this party, they were never invited to any parties at all, they were always left out
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    Duffy,Werrett,Talbot,Theay,Kane,Barett,Walker

    i thought she was my dads mother was a talbot my mistake
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    Duffy,Werrett,Talbot,Theay,Kane,Barett,Walker

    YOU SEEM TO HAVE GOT IT RIGHT, thanks
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    Duffy,Werrett,Talbot,Theay,Kane,Barett,Walker

    i recall i had an aunt named lilly swallow, she was my dads sister albert smallwood
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    Duffy,Werrett,Talbot,Theay,Kane,Barett,Walker

    there was also a lilly SWALLOW
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    Old tram routes in birmingham

    film by wilf watters, i have some tram film of the last tram 1953 FRANK BISSELL was the driver
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    The Abbey St Thomas's Grammar/secondary Erdington

    i will do another video without the music soon, thanks
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    Duffy,Werrett,Talbot,Theay,Kane,Barett,Walker

    maybe you could be right as i never met any other relatives dad had a sister who married albert wellings i think there were two lillys one live in duddeston or maybe she married a talbot
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    Duffy,Werrett,Talbot,Theay,Kane,Barett,Walker

    i was born after they moved to short hearth road
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    Duffy,Werrett,Talbot,Theay,Kane,Barett,Walker

    and lily talbot lived near the saltley sheds in duddeston
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    Duffy,Werrett,Talbot,Theay,Kane,Barett,Walker

    only LILLY TALBOT WAS MARRIED TO MY DAD
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    The Abbey St Thomas's Grammar/secondary Erdington

    Thanks i attended there from about 1956 i recall the headmistress SISTER CUTHBERT others teachers, MISS TARPY, MISS CORRIGAN, KILLMARTIN, or killer martin
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