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    Hawthorn Road School Hastings Road School Perry Common

    Hello Stephen Owens Many apologies, I think the layout of names may have been confusing. It wasn't Marilyn that posted the picture, it was me - John Keirl. I have also posted a picture of Hawthorne Road football team with Mr. Bestwetherick (I think that's how you spell it), and I know you are in...
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    Explosion at IMI, Witton late 1960;s

    My dad, Jack Keirl, worked at Kyoch, ICI and IMI at Witton all of his working life retiring in 1979. He started in 'Lightning Fastener' and moved on to IMI working on the titanium furnaces. These furnaces were housed in an odd shaped purposely built building. A problem occurred one day in the...
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    Hawthorn Road School Hastings Road School Perry Common

    Mrs. Hurcombe's class of 1959 - some help with the names please. Front row seated left to right - Wendy Morris? - Sylvia Elkington? - Carol Hunt? - ??? - Mrs. Hurcombe - ??? - ??? - ??? -??? - Second row standing - ??? -??? (I think these were brother and sister) - ??? - ??? - ??? - ??? -...
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    Hawthorn Road School Football Team 1962-3

    A photograph of Hawthorn Road football team 1962-3 season. We either won the league or finished runners up - can't remember but I still have the medal somewhere. Shame the picture is black and white because the shirts were red and green - avant garde for the day. Anyway, can anyone help me with...
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    Eliezer Edwards

    Sorry, I placed my thanks in the wrong box. Many thanks for your reply. I had been looking at exactly the wrong person. Thanks again. John
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    Eliezer Edwards

    Thank you Viv for your reply, astounding knowledge of Birmingham. What a splendid tool the BHF is.
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    Eliezer Edwards

    Many thanks for that, I had been following up on the wrong person entirely. Thanks again. Jonn
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    Eliezer Edwards

    I have just purchased two books about Birmingham by Eliezer Edwards, however I am struggling to find any information about the author. I have found references to South Wales, St. Paul's Square in Birmingham, the Church of Latter Day Saints, gunpowder and so on. Does anybody have a definitive...
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    Chocolate Shop - Station Road, Erdington.

    Hi, Does anybody remember a small chocolate shop in Station Road, Erdington around the mid to late sixties? It sold a chocolate that I have never tasted the like of before or since - it was delicious. I was always told that it was a cheap, substandard, reject chocolate and if I remember...
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