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    The Britannia Lichfield Road Aston

    Hi great pictures, what a wonderful building it is!has it a conservation order on it?i have a feeling my dad may have drunk in there back in the 60's.I would love to see the interior of the pub, hopefully it has been well preserved to what it was in its halcyon days!
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    Aston - View From My House

    Hi i was born in Aston in February 1960.my address was east terrace, vicarage road,.I used to attend manor park infants and junior schools until 1970/71 when i moved upto aston manor secondary.I Still recall the smells of hp sauce and anseels mild as i walked to school all those years ago.The...
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    Victoria Road Aston

    I remember victoria road,the police station backed onto my old junior school,manor park,which was the other side of vicarage road.I lived on vicarage road until 1971 whwn we were rehoused due to the compulsory purchases by the council,we moved to kingstanding which almost became an aston...
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    Your first pint/cherryB/gin & it/etc (delete as applicable)

    hi,mine was in the college arms back in 1976,its a macdonalds's now, more's the pity.the king charles is the other from my memory,thats gone too!!
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    The Britannia Lichfield Road Aston

    what a wonderful building indeed!Does anyone know if it is a lsted building and how long it has been closed?i think my dad used to drink there when we lived in good old Aston,look forward to any comments.
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    hare and hounds..kingstanding

    The king charles on the kings road also had the same sort of reputation as the old hare and hounds,that went a few years ago,a very rough pub indeed.iIts a great shame about both the villa tavern and the yew tree,where next i wonder?
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    whyte family

    i am currently researching my family history and am after any information about my grandparents, albert edward whyte and his spouse maria may smith.they were wed in walsall 1923 and lived at serpentine road, aston.any help in my research would be greatly appreciated,thanks
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