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    Old Birmingham Schools - Changed Or Demolished

    My first school was Nelson Street Primary and Junior school (1946-53). Then George Dixon grammar school for boys (1953-58). Edit. Link to Nelson Street Primary School thread here https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/nelson-street-primary-school.48223/
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    Lewis's Department Store

    Also Blackpool.
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    Lewis's Department Store

    Selfridges in London belonged to Lewis's. Lewis's central buying was situated alongside Sefridges store in Duke Street.
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    George Dixons Grammar School

    'Polly' Worthington was the maths master.
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    George Dixons Grammar School

    Christopher Bird here, I was at GD from 1953 until 1958. I was in the Normans and Mr Orrin was the housemaster. I think that the other housemasters were Mr Sandercock (Britons), Mr Trout (Danes), and it was either Dilworth or Summerton who was the Saxons housemaster. I was a rule breaker -...
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    George Dixons Grammar School

    Hi Norma, Are you the Norma Pugh that used the number 3A bus to the Ivy Bush on Hagley Road? You wore your school beret on the back of your head and used to stand at the railings that separated our quads at school. You used to call me Spud, I never could reason why. I thought that you were...
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    George Dixons Grammar School

    Your form master was Mr. Sandercock. I started in form 1B went up to 1A for a year then went down to 2B.
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    Lewis's Department Store

    Red and white was the Publicity manager's lights. calcbird
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    Lewis's Department Store

    Red and white was the Publicity manager's lights. calcbird
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    George Dixons Grammar School

    Our maths master was 'Polly' Worthington calcbird
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    George Dixons Grammar School

    Hi Janet, I started in 1953 in form 1B. The form master was Mr Wragg who taught French. I had a crush on a girl in the girl's school, her name was Norma Pugh. calcbird
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    Lewis's Department Store

    Hi Peter, The food hall was on the Ground Floor in 'B' block. calcbird
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    Lewis's Department Store

    Hi Andy, I remember your father-in-law. I was the assistant publicity manager in the Hanley (1962-64) and Liverpool (1964-68) stores. I left the Liverpool store to work for an advertising agency in the Fiji Islands. I returned to Liverpool and became the Press Production manager in Central...
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