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    Electric Milk Floats

    I remember as a teenager we used stand outside the co op dairy on cranberry ave the mead way. We stood there very early and shout to the drivers do want a mate, some would say yes jump in and off you went I remember I used to help a elderly man called gabby who drove a 3 wheeler float. It had a...
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    Electric Milk Floats

    Me I used work for Birmingham co op on the estate the Mead way in the 1960s.
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    Hockley Hill

    Nice photos Lyn
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    Brougham Street, Lozells

    Thanks Lyn. Hope you are well
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    Brougham Street, Lozells

    sorry for the delay. if you put brougham street in the search box you will find some photos there. regards stars
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    Birmingham Films And Videos

    I thought some members would like to look at some great old photos on the link below. Some great old streets. https://www.facebook.com/Birmingham-Old-Prints-Photographs-and-Maps-1600-1900-1667443873488377/
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    Jewellers arms meet up 2016 on the day

    Nice photos viv.
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    Key hill

    Hi Bri Thanks for the information. I have made a couple of calls, and will be making a few more. If access is being denied to visit and tend to you relatives grave and access being denied for a disabled persons car, something seems wrong. Hope you are well. Regards Stars
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    Key hill

    Hi Rosie and Mike Thanks for your replies. As said I thought it might be just gossip. I to heard that they had got funds for doing up key hill and warstone lane, and thanks for the link Rosie. Regards Stars
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    Key hill

    Hi Brian I went to Key Hill cemetery this morning, but the entrance gate was locked, only the little gate was open. With no where to park I was unable to tend to my gt grandparent grave. I wonder if you know why it was locked and also is there any truth in a rumour going around that they want...
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    Hockley Hill

    Great photo Mike.
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    Sheldon

    Hi Karen. The Elms was at the rear of that block of shops. The entrance was the other end to the paper shop between I think it was a chemist. I helped out as a kid at Jacksons which was a fruit and veg shop. I used to go to Elms farm school. There was also a big old house across the road from...
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    Inkerman St Vauxhall

    Here are a couple of photos. My wife lived there as a kid in about 1957 and went to Alma st school. I believe the street is not there now, but a tower block of flats is called Inkerman House is there now. I hope this helps. Regards Stars
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    Old street pics..

    Here is one I came across, a photo of Northfield. It said in the
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    They Were Caught In Our Old Street Pics...

    If you zoom in it looks like a row of little teddy bears on paper on the right hand side of the window.
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    They Were Caught In Our Old Street Pics...

    If you zoom in it's his knee not a ball.
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    Sheldon

    Thanks Phil. The doorway you see in the photo 1 used to be an outdoor where we would take the empty bottles back for a refund. Tuppence I think. enough for 8 black jacks. regards Stars
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    Sheldon

    I remember the prefabs on Sheldon Heath rd and the Radleys. there was a shop (paines ) a shoe repair shop where there was a gully that ran at the back of the shops. I used to go up the back of the shops where I would go and meet a man who would take my moms betting slip, this was before he got...
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    St. George's Place

    Nice photos Lynn.
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    Brougham Street, Lozells

    Thanks a lot mike, just the job. regards stars
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