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    7 de Guise Seymours Variety Act

    Hi Pip do you have a cousin or Uncle named Roger M guise who went to Waverley Grammar school between 1955-60 & could now live in Leicestershire, he was also lead singer in a 60s band called Catch 22. I have been trying to trace him for a long time, hope you can help.
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    Tamworth field trainspotting

    There were 2 cries for clangers one was Clangers which was on the main line & baby clangers which meant a local or freight was coming on the platform, I also think this referred to Northbound lines. What I can't remember is what the other one was for the southbound? stoppers. I wait for...
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    Birmingham Factory Football Teams

    Hi do you remember the Summers brothers who I think played for BSA in that era?
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    Where is This? 174

    Olives cafe used to be a hairdressers run by Gladys Page who had 2 sons one was called Robin who would be about 69ish now.
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    Nettlefolds Limited

    I don't think you were in the CTO but the Methods dept. What years were you there? Dynaflow was the high tech forging depot with Raycarl M/cs. After leaving GKN I went to the company which sold Malmedie M/cs. Do you not remember Ray Beaman & Billy Jordan? Who were the other apprentices in your...
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    Nettlefolds Limited

    Malcolm Laws dad was foreman of Heath Street Mill & then he worked in the same shop as his Dad. Malcolm Pullen I last saw about 12 years ago working as a fitter at Lucas Holfords in Perry Barr. I worked for GKN S & F firstly in the Central Technical office & then in Dynaflow, I was there from...
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    They Were Caught In Our Old Street Pics...

    Do you remember what the arms were for on the lampposts, it was for the lamplighter & maintenance man to rest his ladder on.
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    Formans Rd, Sparkhill.

    Yes that would be him, let me know your full name & i will ask him if he remembers you.
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    Formans Rd, Sparkhill.

    It was Wendys brother Ken that I was referring to.
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    Formans Rd, Sparkhill.

    Did Wendy Guy have a brother Ken?
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    Where and when was this incident?

    Judging by the unburnt timber outside I would probably guess at Wartime & bombing.
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    Tamworth field trainspotting

    Hi Mike only trouble is when I looked at their site there were no copies available, well not that I could find. I can't open the document in your post sorry. cheers. Dave
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    Tamworth field trainspotting

    I have heard about this article in Steam World but have been unable to find the date of publication to try to get a copy, if anyone out there has this article could they put it on the site or let me have a copy please. Cheers.
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    Tamworth field trainspotting

    I never had any problems at New Street or Snow Hill in fact I don't recall any problems at Tamworth or Rugby either as one of the previous messages said. I still hope that someone has a log of a day at Tamworth from the 50s so that I can see what I would have seen over the day there but so far...
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    Alex Hoopers Dance Hall. Stratford Road Sparkhill

    Re: Alex Hooprers DanceHall. Stratford Road Sparkhill I don't know about her friend but she had a sister called Janice & she did go to Formans Road School.
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    Alex Hoopers Dance Hall. Stratford Road Sparkhill

    Re: Alex Hooprers DanceHall. Stratford Road Sparkhill My name is Dave Rock & I went out with a girl from Tyseley called Ann Moore, do you remember her? Cheers
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    Alex Hoopers Dance Hall. Stratford Road Sparkhill

    Re: Alex Hooprers DanceHall. Stratford Road Sparkhill Danny King now lives in Aldridge, Walsall. I used to love going to Hoopers & stopped going in about 1964 & graduated to the city centre club scene. Where did you live then Frog & what is your name please?
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    Bordesley Station

    There was a triangle which meant that MIdland freights could access the Western & a lot of the freights were hauled by LMS Stanier 2-8-0 locos. As far as I know western locos never made the trip on to LMS metals, I can remember seeing one of the Standard 2-10-0s on a freight crossing over the...
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    Bordesley Station

    The Bordesley incline was on the Midland region & Bordesley station was a Western region so it was mainly Midland freight on the line which went past KEGS Camp hill school, I was in the first intake of Waverley GS when they took over after the opening on KEGS new school at Kings Heath. We used...
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    Small Heath Park (Victoria Park)

    One of the houses either 136 or 138 sold cakes & the one time champion motorbike sidecar rider Chris Vincents wife worked there. It has happy memories for me as I was at Waverley from 1955-60.
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