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    Frighted Horse Pub - Soho Road Handsworth

    Thanks for the reply..Yes I've got it now..Deserine and your 2 sisters....the best thing to do is ask if they remember Malcolm and Richard,the local cops from Thornhill Rd,who used to pop in quite regular and chat with old Randolph and barmaid Stella plus many others...we were uniform at that...
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    Famous people with a Birmingham Connection (how many do you know)?

    Did you get Steve Winwood on the list..
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    They Were Caught In Our Old Street Pics...

    NIce foto...I was stationed at Thornhill Rd Pol. Sta between 1978 and and 1991,completing my 30 in 02..I mention this because for a while I had the station beat, part of which is this foto..Take the trams and horse and cart out and it would not look much different than in my time around...
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    Birmingham City Police 1839 - 1974

    One word...Ackerman....
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    Chelmorton Road Great Barr

    What a very good find...1950 when I was born and grew up in the very end house top of pic. No;58..corner house with Beeches Rd ,with the school and Sandy Lane opposite...I think the windows by the horses head should be No;44. Those grass verges would have disappeared in the early 60s when car...
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    Frighted Horse Pub - Soho Road Handsworth

    Charleen...and I bet your dad was Cyril..Cant remember your moms and sisters names......you were only a toddler if that,cant remember that well...
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    Frighted Horse Pub - Soho Road Handsworth

    Its off the map..its just below off the bottom edge...Soho Rd at Stafford Rd......
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