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I totally agree Walkscrow. I remember all of these. Absolutely loved Henry's. I can still remember the number of the midland red bus we used to catch to get back to school(145). How I miss those buses, & the old bus station.
No problems Chris. I always like to share my memories with everyone & love reading everyone else's. Sharing our memoriesof thing from the past is what is needed in our lives. It keeps the old greay matter ticking over. I always say, there is a time & place for such profanities, & this is...
I know the feeling. That kind of stuff still goes on here. For some unknown reason, people tend to class us brummies as the lower class of society, when in fact we are the best. I have always thought that, even though I am not a true brummie, as I was born in Nottingham. I miss those old houses...
Hi Walkscrow. I can understand how difficult it is to remember names from all those years ago. Will keep that date in my diary. To think, you are just 2 years younger than me. I will be 68 16th july. Just had a thought. If you have facebook, we can have proper chats on there away from the forum...
Wow. I bet you miss living in dear old birmingham. I had a dislike for hunters hill due to the bullying, some of it from teachers like my tebbitt. As you wasin Clee house dorm, I wonder if you remember Patrick O'kane & his brother. Patrick was in Clee house when I was there. When I left in 1969...
I got his surname wrong Walkscrow. It was stephen braker. Yes, I remember singing that song too when I first arrived at HHOAS, though changed the old dump to something else as I began to enjoy my time there.I can remember what mr pinner looked like. He was shortish, bald, had a round face with...
If my memory serves me well, Mr Powell had missing fingers. I remember the girls coming over for dance nights, though I was too scared to join in.I can not remember a Male art teacher, though I do remember a woman teacher. I can not remeber her name though. Her class was my favorite as I learned...
Hi there Walkscrow. yes, I remember a mr jones. I can not remember if he was before mr brownsword. Yes, I remember Mr Pinner taking the photo's & the film shows in the assembly room. If I remember rightly, we had film night on a thursday evening. I vaguely remember the Mcclusky brothers, Though...
Hi Walkscrow. I was there at the same time you, & left in 1969.I remember Mr Pinner (plug) very well. I got on well with him in geography class. The dorm you were in was Clee house, & yes, the color was yellow. Even though I first arrived in 1965, I never mey the caretaker. I really liked our...
Yes. I remember now Peter. I always thought you were staff. Yes, I remember Mr tebbitt teaching the gardening as well as the woodwork class. He taught me about bee keeping & had me looking after them on the allotment by the block. I loved those Sleds. My favourite was a red on. It seemed faster...
You were there whe I was, though I do not remember you. It has been a lot of years since I was there & have forgotten what many of the pupils looked like. There are a few who I do remember how they looked though. I do remember a pupil check on the dorms, & just before bedtime, we had half an...
Hello Peter. When I first went there in 1965, I was in Clent dorm, then moved to the block late 1968, before leaving in the summer of 1969. When were you there Peter ?
Love seeing all these old photo's. Thank you for sharing them with us. I was actually drawn to the photo of the Barton's Arms. Iused to live in the street to the right of the Bartons Arms. (Next door to the chippy). This was in the 1960's. Really loved that old house. Neighbors were always warm...
Hello Mel. There has been photo's of Hunters Hill shared on this forum, but can not remeber where, though here is one I copied from 1943. Hope this helps.
I remember this cafe very ell Cookie55. Yes, it was a very old looking place. Thankfilly, even though I lived next door, I never entered the cafe. Just did not look very clean.
The cafe you mention Cookie55, was this the one at the bottom of Villa Street, by nursery road. If so, I used to live next door to it in the early 70's. They used to throw their empty beans & tomato can over the wall into our garden every day.