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    Yorke House School School Road Hall Green

    One friend went there in the late 60s, just before it closed. He's always banging on about it - said the headmaster at the time, Mr Millington, kept peacocks roaming about the grounds, which sounds a bit mad looking back.
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    Birmingham Municipal Bank Money Boxes

    Anyone still got one sitting around with coins locked inside? Or found a good key lately that actually works without messing it up? How common are they these days?
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    Abe Green's Betting shop in Balsall Heath

    My dad told me about that place back when I was a kid, said it was a proper busy old-school bookies on the corner there in Balsall Heath. Used to be full of lads putting on slips and the buzz inside.
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    New here

    Wow thanks a lot!
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    New here

    Hi there from Chicago! Hope you all doing well. I came across this forum while researching Birmingham's history and connections to industrial heritage in the US - my family has some old ties through manufacturing and migration stories from the UK. That`s why I`m here
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