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master brummie
Here is a shot i have for some time been intending to take and post. Harry Smith, established in 1824 on Hockley Hill top of Key Hill. I was about 15/16yrs old and working at Sothers, just opposite, and was often sent across the road, 1964/5, to buy tools etc and even then it was like stepping back in time and passing here a few years ago i realised it hadn't changed. As you can see they now occupy three shops up to Key Hill so today went in and walked through to the old shop, the place hasn't changed, it is still as was, still loose nails in wooden boxes that used to be sold in pounds and ounces, most now with a coat of rust, they even have a box full of horseshoe nails, how i yearned for a good old mooch in those old cupboards and cabinets. What is of concern is the fact that the demolition squad have been at work very close by, the old cafe that was on the corner the other side of Key Hill has gone and if i remember right, it had a mainly bowed glass front that gave it an elegant look, missed that one.
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