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    Eagle And Tun Cauliflower Ear Pub Banbury Street New Canal Street

    A little off subject, I was a floor layer for quite a few years and often had to take up, on customers direction, beautiful old entrance hallway tiles to replace with laminate or carpet. We were able to sell it on as we took it up with care, sadly sometimes we would turn up to see a skip full of...
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    St Anne's Catholic school, lowe street.

    Anyone here who attended late 70's. Mrs Brennan Headmisress was in charge. I remember a Miss Beard, think she was art teacher...
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    Eagle And Tun Cauliflower Ear Pub Banbury Street New Canal Street

    Thanks Astoness. As a new member im here looking into my old school really, Blessed Humphrey Middlemore in Harborne, now houses. Is there a thread? The ads are difficult to navigate past ...
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    Eagle And Tun Cauliflower Ear Pub Banbury Street New Canal Street

    The landlord, think his name was Des, would shut the pub, give us the wink and open the side door for us. Only four of us in the building playing pool. 'Im going up lads, bottles only, don't touch the top shelf, leave the money on the bar and leave quietly'.. Never broke that trust.
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    Eagle And Tun Cauliflower Ear Pub Banbury Street New Canal Street

    It was a beautiful building, the inside with the minton grapevine tiling.
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    Eagle And Tun Cauliflower Ear Pub Banbury Street New Canal Street

    I worked at a place called Multibrasive back of the Irish centre, always in there after early finish on Fridays, then bus back to King's heath, shower, change back to meet mate's at the Tun. I loved the atmosphere of the place, never felt it in any other pub. Skins, rastas, punks, old fellas...
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    Eagle And Tun Cauliflower Ear Pub Banbury Street New Canal Street

    Hi, does anyone remember the Eagle and Tun pub in New canal St?
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    Sarehole Mill

    I visited on a school trip with my lads school when he was little. Fascinating place. We had an hilarious moment when discussing occupational surnames such as Miller, Smith etc :)
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