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    B'ham Works Amateur Football Association

    When the South Bham Sunday league started you could not play on a Sunday, so they called it the Bham Wednesday league Sunday section to get around the law. About the late 50s i think.
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    Baylis & Wyrley

    My father started his first job there in 1922
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    Rover factories in Birmingham

    The production in the war was switched from cars to aircraft parts.
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    Rover factories in Birmingham

    My dad worked there from 1923 till 1947.during the war he worked on nights,they did 6 nights a week. At a later time they went on to 5 nights with a night on home guard duty.
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    Formans Rd, Sparkhill.

    As i have mentioned before i lived at 139 Formans Rd 1935 till1961 ,i can remember the shop changing owners but would not have remember the name. Mom used to shop at Danns competitor across the road Snapes was the name, he was always good for an extra bit of fruit during the war when ever any...
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    Old street pics..

    Great picture of Temple Row, in April 1951 istarted my first job in the block after leaving school . It was for a firm called E Alec Coleman a firm of estate agents.
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    Stratford Road

    You could buy second hand tennis balls at the shop after Wimbledon finnished at 6d each, they always had a large dump bin of them.
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    Formans Rd, Sparkhill.

    Hi Forgot to say ,any chance of posting his picture, would bring back a nice memory????
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    Formans Rd, Sparkhill.

    Hi Oldfashioned As i said before i lived a bit further up the rd at 139, so to get to the Stratford Rd would mean passing the shop. Ido not think i ever saw him without his boiler suit and a flat cap ,a bit like an olden day Fred Dibner. The entrance to the shop was very small ,just about enough...
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    Formans Rd, Sparkhill.

    I remember it, run at first by the father and then by his son. We used to get fireworks from them .you could only get 2shillings worth as they were in short supply in the late 40s, but you did get quite a few for that amount of money
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    Formans Rd, Sparkhill.

    Sorry
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    Formans Rd, Sparkhill.

    Sept 1956 my 21st party held at Collage rd school hall. We lived at 139 Formans rd,mom, dad ,sister Janet and myself.
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    Stratford Road

    I was in thr BB at the curch and for some reason we always went into the chemist to get some Horlicks tablets before reporting for parade.The scrap yard was owned by Jacksons, the son was in the BB with myself
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    Formans Rd, Sparkhill.

    Pat would you remember the Davis family that lived next door to Barbara????
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    Formans Rd, Sparkhill.

    71 years on 8/12/1943 my uncle Albert lost his life in the build up to the battle for Monti Casino in Italy.He is buried in Minturno war cemetry and lived at 109 Formans Rd when he was killed
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    Formans Rd, Sparkhill.

    Sorry you are right about Ray and Dorothy i was getting mixed up with someone named Brian Greathead. Just checked my book from 1990 when we all got back together. Its got a load of names and address in.
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    Formans Rd, Sparkhill.

    I must have walked past your nans house a 1000 times on my way and back to Greet school, another one i remember from Percy Rd is Kenny Guy.
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    Formans Rd, Sparkhill.

    Yes it was Jean, very very thin girl,i think Ray married a girl named Kathy Godard and lived in Medina RD. Rita Randell came to one of our reunions. At the time she lived in Knowle.
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    Formans Rd, Sparkhill.

    She lost her husband quite a few years ago,but always found things to do. before retiring she worked many years at Solihull Hospital.We must have followed each other around years ago, i also went to the park shows. Do you remember Powels cycle shop in Percy Rd?? There daughter was always on...
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    Formans Rd, Sparkhill.

    Hi Smithy Just trailing through the posts on Formans Rd. Iremember your dad Stan, i lived at 139 1935-1961, i believe they had papers from us, dad had a paper round he ran from home by the name of Harris. There was also a Grace in the house if my memory is correct.
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