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  1. michaelwicks54

    Bracebridge Street

    I lived at number 20, but do not remember the pawn brokers. I think I may have been too young to notice. The traffic lights were at the aston road end.
  2. michaelwicks54

    Bracebridge Street

    I used to live at 20 Bracebridge street in the 60's. The traffic lights were at the aston road end. I got knocked down by a coal lorry at those lights while going to the post office for my mum. Did not lose any of the money though. I went to elkington street school when I lived there. Only...
  3. michaelwicks54

    Birmingham Open Air Schools - Cropwood, Hunter's Hill, Marsh Hill and Skilts (excl. Haseley Hall and Uffculme)

    The first photo is how I remember the quadrangle veranda. From how I remember it, the dining room was by where the photo was taken from, then the gym/assembly room & at the far end, just down the steps, was the nurses room, & at the far end of that corridor was the entrance to my dormitory...
  4. michaelwicks54

    Birmingham Open Air Schools - Cropwood, Hunter's Hill, Marsh Hill and Skilts (excl. Haseley Hall and Uffculme)

    Seeing those photo's has taken me back in time. I don't remember the boating pool, but remember the dormitories. They were not nice to sleep in. (always getting picked on when asleep). Liked it better when I got old enough to move up to the block in 1967/8. I remember the dining room was next to...
  5. michaelwicks54

    Birmingham Open Air Schools - Cropwood, Hunter's Hill, Marsh Hill and Skilts (excl. Haseley Hall and Uffculme)

    Hello Belinda. I had the same feeling when I discovered this site. All the memories came flooding back (some good, some bad). I was at hunters hill across the road in 1965 - 1969 & one of the things I remember well is you girls coming over to us occasionally when we had a film or dance night...
  6. michaelwicks54

    Birmingham Open Air Schools - Cropwood, Hunter's Hill, Marsh Hill and Skilts (excl. Haseley Hall and Uffculme)

    Hello norfolk brummie. I went to hunters hill open air school too. I was there from 1965 to July 1969 when I left school. Miss Buckley was still head mistress & was very helpful. I hated being there, & ran away a few times, but she made me feel at ease. She reminded me of my grandma.Though I was...
  7. michaelwicks54

    Birmingham Open Air Schools - Cropwood, Hunter's Hill, Marsh Hill and Skilts (excl. Haseley Hall and Uffculme)

    I spent 4 years at Hunters Hill from 1965 to July 1969 when I left school. I hated it at first & ran away a few times, but after spending a long time talking to our head mistress (Miss Buckley), I got used to it. I was not to keen on some of the teachers though as they used to pick on me. I was...
  8. michaelwicks54

    Birmingham Open Air Schools - Cropwood, Hunter's Hill, Marsh Hill and Skilts (excl. Haseley Hall and Uffculme)

    Hi Chrisange51. I went to Hunters hill, which was across the road from you. I went there in 1965 & left in July 1969. I remember the nights some of you girls came over to us for the dancing, & also film nights. They were great times, though I never did any dancing or got to know any of the...
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