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    Tudor Cafe Hockley Brook

    Hi Lyn. Thank you for those 2 photos, I remember them well, sad to see that they were due for demolition then, but I have never been down the side of the Bridge Tavern, I would love to see and photos from around the 50s period? thank you... Any luck with photos of the Tudor café?. Regards Matt...
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    Tudor Cafe Hockley Brook

    Hi Lyn, Thank you for the correction, Number 54 looked at first to me as 56, sorry, the red mark that indicates 54 I can see at the back which the outline that was the outhouse, that is where we had to enter around the back, and up a flight or stairs, I had the attic room at the top, those were...
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    Tudor Cafe Hockley Brook

    Hi Lyn I have looked very closely at the areal view 1948 of the Brook, yes, that where the Tudor café would be, I would say that it is in the block from the corner of Hunters road up to where the 5/6 shop blind is down, its a pity they didn't do google street view then to be able to zoom in on...
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    Tudor Cafe Hockley Brook

    Hi Lyn. Many thanks for link etc. You are correct about number 56, yes it is on Key Hill as you say, myself and my family friends who I lived with for about 12 months always used the postal address as BK/ 56 Key Hill Drive B18, when in fact its was BK/ 56 Key Hill, our post always arrived...
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    Tudor Cafe Hockley Brook

    Hi Lyn & Carolina, thank you for the Soho hill link, I have as you said, had a good look and really enjoyed zooming around the area. Thank you also for the photo of the Miami coffee bar, unfortunately the Miami wasn't there during my 4 years living in that area between 1954 and 1958, its...
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    Tudor Cafe Hockley Brook

    Thank you Lynn. Although I have been a member for a while, and watched with great interest. I though I was sending my request to all? Sorry for not knowing the difference about the privacy bit. perhaps you can advise me for future ref the best way to make a request in future. Regards Matt.
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