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    Tyburn Road Bus Works

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    Tyburn Road Bus Works

    Ronnie Parkes was the senior foreman over the bodyshop.
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    The Speak Easy , Highgate

    That's right very lively place, am I right the boxer Bunny Jonhson had it early -mid 70's when I used it ? if my fogged memory is rightish the S/E was on a road on the side of the G/G
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    The Speak Easy , Highgate

    Was the Speak Easy , a converted terrace house near the Gloden Gloves, I seem to remember been served drinks in the front room over a plank in a doorway ? 40yrs plus ago.
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    Jeans Cafe - Silver Street, Kings Heath

    Hi Castlla, sorry I don't recall the Finches, but a house close to 54 had the front room converted into a cafe that was the mid to late 60's. I lived the other end by Station road.
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    Archbishop Masterton's School for Boys Coleys Lane

    I left in 73 can't say I have your memories, all I remember is being kicked and punched by the likes of history teacher Jimmy Coghlan , Fitizpatrick, Saregent pretty brutal I recall.
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    Archbishop Masterton's School for Boys Coleys Lane

    Hurley, Fitzipatrick,, Coglan, Saragent, Sagadeli, Barrett, Bradshaw,Pitt,
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    Kingsway Picture House Kings Heath

    Does anyone remember Saturday morning matinees at the Kingsway in the 60's, the manager on stage announcing the running order and George the doorman in his red coat controlling the kids. Happy innocent days
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    Kingsway Picture House Kings Heath

    It's a Savers shop now
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    Any Memories Of The Golden Gloves Or The Speak Easy In Highgate?

    Two lively watering holes in the 70's
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    Jeans Cafe - Silver Street, Kings Heath

    Yes the station was there next to the public works depot, I lived in Highbury Rd as a kid in the 60'.
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    Jeans Cafe - Silver Street, Kings Heath

    There was another on the Coventry Rd
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    Jeans Cafe - Silver Street, Kings Heath

    No , it was next to Godwin's some of my mates worked there and peeled spuds in the machine after school.
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    Jeans Cafe - Silver Street, Kings Heath

    Looking at the photos the off-licence sold sherry off the wood for 5p a pint , the house infront of the car I think was an Irish family Barny Harvey and daughter Barbera I remember going there as kid in the 60's. International Stock is built on the MEB works, then there was the fire station and...
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    Jeans Cafe - Silver Street, Kings Heath

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    Tyburn Road Bus Works

    A few other names have come out of the brain fog , bodyshop Terry Norris, Ian Lockiyer, Micky Hughes, Jim the welder, Hari Gill electrics , Jim Farhquarson fitter,
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    Tyburn Road Bus Works

    Some names I remember from Tyburn 73-74 while I was an apprentice there, Senior foreman Ron Parkes , Mr Parkes to us kids, other gaffers Bill and Steve Mason, Steve Gould. Bodyshop workers Arther Jones, Harry Smith, Johnny Lomas , Pete Bowen, Ken Hunt father of Steve Hunt villa player other...
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    Yates’s Wine Lodge Central Restaurant Corporation Street

    Does Ken (the parrifin man) as they thought he would just burn like a wick if lit always soaked, ring a bell.
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    Yates’s Wine Lodge Central Restaurant Corporation Street

    Early mid 70's double dock's of Aussie white 33p, I think the only beer they sold was Carlsberg lager then. It shut at ten pm cross into the Windsor till 10.30 then Barberella's till 1-2 . Coffee at the towrope caff till the night service bus came.
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    the mountaineer

    Sisefeld Rd it was the more than lively Primrose became a members pub now a shop and car washing on the carpark
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