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  1. wallyb71

    Cashmore Family

    Does anyone have any information on this family who lived on Williams St Lozells before moving to Kingstanding. I'm trying to find the address they lived at on Williams ST. Thankyou, Have a nice day, Wally.
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    Erdington

    I can remember as a very young child we lived in a yard somewhere in Erdington and it was next to a large Commercial Laundry and I think there was a bridge over the road and a lot of traffic. By this discription can anyone tell me what Road it was. This was probably back in the early 30s. Have...
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    William street lozells

    Can someone tell me if Williams St in Lozells still exists or demolished. My Wife was born there. Thankyou. Have a nice day, Wally.
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    Dry behind the ears

    Does anyone remember this one, "I don't think he's dry behind the ears" referring to someone who seemed a bit dense. :) :) :) :2funny: Have a nice day, Wally.
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    Lee

    Can someone tell me how to research my mothers family. Her father was George Lee but I don't know what her mothers name was. I know they lived in Kingsbury Rd, Edington. Thankyou. Have a nice day, Wally.
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    Dust Bin Ditty

    Does anyone remember this Ditty we used to sing when we were kids:- Oh you can't put your muck in our dustbin our dustbin our dustbin, No you can't put your muck in our dustbin, our dustbins full. :D :D :D :D Have a nice day, Wally.
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    Treacle

    I remember having a Treacle sandwich. The can was green with a lions head on the front and you had to pop the lid off and dip a knife in and spread it on a slice of bread and Marge. It was so sweet, and what was it made of. ??? Have a nice day, Wally. :) :) :) :)
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    Those were the Days my Friend

    When I was about 8or9 years old we lived on Alma Crescent in Vauxhall. We was lucky because we lived in the house faceing the street all the others were up the yard at the back. I remember there used to be a man up the street who kept pigs and we used to save all the potatoe peelings and cabbage...
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    GOB STOPPERS

    Does anyone remember Gob Stoppers ?? It was a hard candy ball about half the size of a golf ball. Anyway when I was about 5 years old we lived in Erdington up this yard and it so happened one day I was sucking on a Gob Stopper and it slipped down my throat and got stuck and I couldn't breath...
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    ROAMING

    England was the place of my birth Birmingham my home Kingstanding was where I lived From where I used to roam. I roamed across the sea one day To a place called Pennsylvania This was in the USA And I was just a stranger I went to work And bought some land And built myself a home...
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