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    Highgate Street

    it's still there, but slightly more modern. shardeen
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    Hope Street School Birmingham

    hello Mandy, i recognize the two teachers, mr and i think, mrs Smith, i was there 1947 - 1953 i hope1111 this helps you. bye for now. shardeen
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    Broadway bordesley green

    Hello Leebcfc, i dont know when the Broadway closed as a pub, but it is now a Mc donalds. i remember it when they used to hold cocerts there, i played there in 1967. by for now shardeen
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    Dancing to Romantic Bands/Orchestras

    evening all,ree the lacarno, correct me if i am wrong, but i thought the lacarno only opened in 1960. I thought mr Archer who was the old manager of the casino took over the locarno. My apoligies to anyone if i am wrong. by for now shardeen
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    Mecca Dance Hall/Kings Hall Market

    evening all, i used to go to the casino quite often on a saturday afternoon, i think it was a2 hour sesione. i remember one time in particular, when a load of teds jumped off the balcony onto the dance floor and ran out the front. old mr archer (manager) wasent very pleased i should think...
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    Fairgrounds

    hello all, i remember a fair on the corner of Gooch st and Ashley street in Balsall Heath, in the 50,s, and i allso had the pleasure of performing with a group (rock and roll) at the Tulip festival. bye for now shardeen
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    Old street pics..

    evening all, i worked at Overmantel for a bit and my sister inlaw lived oposite in uper highgate st . shardeen
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    City Centre Photographs

    evening all, i used to get all my electronic books from Hudsons in Burlington passage ,in the early 70's. shardeen
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    West End Cinema Curzon Hall

    hello all, i remember going to the westend dance hall in the early 60's and seeing Pat Roach doing a karate demonstration and he actualy stuck a hatpin from one cheek to the other and didn't flinch!!! also on the bill were Freddy and th Dreamers. by for now shardeen
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    Dares Brewery

    hello all, the pub on the corner of longmore st and belgrave road was called the eagle, i used to live up the road from there. shardeen
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    Hunters Moon Castle Bromwich

    hello all, i only ever went in this pub twice , once to play at a gig, the second time to see an artiste ihad worked with by the name of phil fernando. shardeen
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    dance halls

    evening all, i remember playing at the Morris club in the 60.s with a couple of lads, we had the youngest lead guitar player in England, bye for now. shardeen
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    Dance Halls

    hello all, i only remember going to Laura Dixsons once, but i used to go to Burton's on the Stratford road quite often on a friday night i think it was. shardeen
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    Fleur-de-Lys pies

    hello all, what about cate and sidney pies? shardeen
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    Embassy Roller Rink Walford Road

    hello all, i used to go roller skating quite often in the late 50.s early60's, though i must admit i was just about good enough to stand up!!, i quite enjoyed it though. i only went there once for the wrestling and that was when Masembula had a botle thrown at him first and last time i went...
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    Situation Comedy

    hello all only when i laugh was one of the best comedies i have ever seen. shardeen
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    This one seems to be for real .....

    hello all, sorry for this being in the wrong place, but i didnt no where to reply, thank you Jean for your birthday wishes to me. shardeen
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    George Clay - Music Centre

    hello all, i bought my drum kit from George clay's on broad st in about 1970, and only stopped playing about 10 years ago, it was my second kit, ibought my first one from a shop in Staition st in the early 60's called Mansells it was ran by a sax player called Trevor Emeny i think. shardeen
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    Calthorpe Park

    hello, if i remember corectly, the entrance to the park from Varna road was where on the left hand side was a grassed area and on the right hand side was a little path leading to the mini golf and the toiletts and the tennis courts. i also remember seeing Aker BIlk and the Dutch Swing Band...
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    Barker and Allen

    hello, i used to drive a lorry for Newman-Tonks in the 70's and i think there was a Barker and Allan in Camden st and i used to deliver screws to be anodised there, please correct me if i have the wrong place ,but it sounds familiar to me for some reason. thank you in advance and all have a...
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