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      Banjo reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Gower Street Boys and Girls Schools with Appreciate Appreciate.
      The Empire Day show goes, despite being bombed out. The school had held previous Empire Day presentations, another example is in post...
    • Banjo
      Banjo replied to the thread heavy snow warning for birmingham.
      I see the winter has damaged Birmingham's roads again. Seems to be a nationwide problem though.
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      Banjo reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Pubs Of The Past with Appreciate Appreciate.
      184 Moseley Street is the White Swan at that time, but it disappeared in the 1920s. I have no photo
    • Banjo
      Banjo replied to the thread Pubs Of The Past.
      Post #1,850. Don't remember a Moseley St in Aston. There is a Moseley St near Deritend and there is a White Swan in Bradford St...
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      Banjo reacted to Vivienne14's post in the thread Street furniture with Appreciate Appreciate.
      Yes Banjo, I remember them. Seem to remember they were made of something similar to scaffolding poles. We had outdoor/playground...
    • Banjo
      Banjo replied to the thread Street furniture.
      Another item of street furniture you don't see anymore is the cast iron barrier situated outside the school entrance to stop us running...
    • Banjo
      Banjo replied to the thread Guildford Street Lozells.
      Not sure if this has been posted previously. The shop on the corner of Guilford St looking along Gower St.
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      Banjo replied to the thread Guildford Street Lozells.
      Post #629. If the labelling on that photo is correct, it's reasonable to think that the photo was taken from the back court of 187-189...
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    • Banjo
      Banjo replied to the thread Guildford Street Lozells.
      There was a girl named Thelma Jones who lived at 193 in 1960.
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