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    Berners Street, Lozells

    Thanks Lyn, great photos! My uncle talked about going down to a shelter in Burbury Park in his siren suit the night the street got bombed so it does sound like it was close by there. Fingers crossed that mikejee spots my post, I’d love to see the location on a map! Regards Samantha
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    Berners Street, Lozells

    Hello, does anyone know exactly where 139 Berners St was? It was my grandparents’ home until they were bombed out during the war. Was it close to Gerrard St? I know it was a terrace house and close to two schools.
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    Yates Family - Gerrard St Shop, Lozells And Five Ways Inn, Ladywood

    Thanks so much Alberta!
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    Yates Family - Gerrard St Shop, Lozells And Five Ways Inn, Ladywood

    Hello all, I am hoping someone somewhere has some link or information regarding the family of Ernest Yates, his wife Ada (nee Withers) and their daughter Dorothy who was born in 1924. The Yates family ran a shop at 144 Gerrard St near the corner of Berners St until it was bombed in 1940. They...
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