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    John Rabone & Sons of Hockley rulers tapes and tools

    Re: raybones rulers and tapes and tools ;of hockley ; They moved to Camden Street in 1984 then I think it was sold in 1989 to Stanley .. my photograph was taken at Camden Street around 1988
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    John Rabone & Sons of Hockley rulers tapes and tools

    This was taken just before they closed down does anyone recognise themselves or anyone else 2 of my family members are on this photograph
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    Dockers Paints, Rotten Park Street, Ladywood

    Hi I was always in the two second hand shops opposite the Mint in about 1965 - 1967 if your parents ran it then I would have sold them lots of items
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    Hopkins family.

    I knew a Mrs Hopkins she lived at 2/74 St Marks Street Ladywood she was a widow I lived next door to her, sorry but I didn't know her first name because as a kid we called people Mrs rather than by name
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    B'ham Boarding School 1881

    Athelstan House (Junior Remand Home), 232 Moseley Road, Highgate
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    B'ham Boarding School 1881

    I went to Athelstan House (Junior Remand Home) 232 Moseley Road, Highgate in 1966 from there I went to Bristol then to Tennal School till 1969 I enjoyed Tennal it gave me an education i would never have got at any mainstream school, and I never saw any of the abuse that has been reported even...
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    John Rabone & Sons of Hockley rulers tapes and tools

    Re: raybones rulers and tapes and tools ;of hockley ; Hi Bobj he went to Schools in the Winson Green area of Birmingham I do know he went to Handsworth Grammer School
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    John Rabone & Sons of Hockley rulers tapes and tools

    Re: raybones rulers and tapes and tools ;of hockley ; Hi Brookieboy there's a new building on the old Rabone site it's a large cash and carry
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    John Rabone & Sons of Hockley rulers tapes and tools

    Re: raybones rulers and tapes and tools ;of hockley ; My Uncle Alan Layton worked at Rabone Chesterman he was a tool setter/foreman from 1970 till they closed when they were bought out by Stanley Tools, they moved everything up to Sheffield and Alan Layton helped them with all the tools for a...
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    B'ham Boarding School 1881

    Hi I was there from 1967 tp 1969 I too had a visit from the police
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