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    Help wanted please.

    There is still a church on the Long Acre hill down to Cuckoo Road. I think it is Presbyterian. I used to be in the 72nd cubs there.
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    Nechells Park Road

    Hi, Cookie! Bullivants was great shop indeed! So good that it only closed in recent years. As far as I know it hasn't been pulled down.
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    Nechells Park Road

    Hi, Astoness! There is a photo of Bullivants in circulation but I can't say where to look for it.
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    Barker and Allen

    I worked at the Dudley Road site for two years. Safety was very low on the agenda. For instance, all of the machinery was driven by a huge fly-wheel that was fixed in a pit on the canal wall. When the fly-wheel was be switched off, it took ten-fifteen minutes to stop. Best of luck to anyone who...
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    Barker and Allen

    Hi, Astonian! I saw on another post that you worked at Wild's. Do you remember me? I was in the machine shop.
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