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    Outwork: Making up jewellery pads

    The two big firms in the Quarter that made pads were Talbots and Pickering and Mayell.
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    Vyse St- Jewellary Qtr - how do you say it?

    I worked in and around Vyse Street for over 30 years and never heard it pronounced any other way than Vice Street.
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    Scribbans Bakery

    Our yard was one of those that backed onto where Scribbans parked there vans. When they left in the 60s we used it for a footy/cricket pitch.
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    The Palladium Cinema Hockley Picture House

    I used to go to the Palladium in the early 60s, they had a competition one saturday morning to see who could dance the best to Chubby Checkers The Twist .
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    Kingstanding

    I would be interested to know if there was a Ex Service on Kingstanding Road. Only one i know of is in Warren Farm , as far as i know this was started about 1950 by some lads who had just left the army and went on to be long serving members of the committee.
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    Handsworth New Road School

    Mr Jackson was the name of the man who looked after the allotment up until 1971 when i left. We played football on Black Patch and the Uplands.
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    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    Had some great nights in Bogarts , there was another beer keller in Needlass alley as well
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