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    Springfield Street

    Yes i certanily remeber them i got my hair cut regular for years in that shop, i had alot of friends in springfield street we only lived around the corner spent alot of time with quite afew baddens if i say so myself even from shakespear street as years rolled and i eventualy got married but as...
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    Springfield Street

    they lived in that big yard behind your house mike coughman was on the bbc news a couple of weeks ago searching for the guys whom acted with in in the short film is request on the bbc he put a photograpgh of them wanted to know how many are left and asked them to get in toch with him he lives...
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    Location wanted for this bus if possible

    yes bang on my friend its either turneds right off ickneild street onto springhill or may be turned left off the monument road on to springhill heading up to the colledge pub which was on the corner of colledge road and ran to the bottom and straight into the rosemary garage yeh Astonian;;;;;
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    Springfield Street

    yes and you could not get either sold out sunday nights wsnt it a pub on the corner in thase you would have known the mosedales and old wolly half cast family the shop i recall was on the corner of stour street and the news agents just passing springfield street and he was ab little fatb kid...
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    Springfield Street

    Alan the off licenced stopped trading about two years before the slum cleareance was decided upon and i can tell you the house prior to there business was closed for donkeys years boarded up like that as you see it yes he or she would come out early for there milk as its usealy dropped off in...
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    Atora Beef suet

    Yes Owonjm stonian;;; Matter of fact we was discussing this the other day my wife and myself because my wife was on about my My mother making her dumplings she said they was lovely and my wife could not make them the same way by...
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    Springfield Street

    Hi Heather Just read your request regarding springfield street ,now do you mean ladywood birmingham18 as it was in those days ? , Because if you do i am a ladywood lad, if you are enquiring about that street , sadly i have to tell you it as been removed Off the map ,as i lived on the same block...
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    Great Tindal Street Ladywood

    well my friend bushbaby There in ladywood its the map of ladywood prior to the redevelopents in the 60,s also included is two pics of your picture house of your beloved picture house called the Regent Cinima [ Ledsam Street Ladywood ] Openend in 1914 Under the Managerment of A,W, witherd, Was...
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    Location wanted for this bus if possible

    Hi Guys Thanks john and of course mowhawk for putting it up and yes john well snipped that is hockley brook And yes it did passing the school frontage in those days befor all the road alterations that its heading towards Springhill ivy bush...
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    Location wanted for this bus if possible

    Hi John i have just popped on for now to see whats on here today,but i will be poppng off very quickly again but i just wanted to say that when that picture of the number eight bus the presenter said it was springhill and straight away i had doubts as i lived right by springhill libary and just...
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    Crawford street Saltley

    Hi GUYS, Do we have a picture of the crawford arms on here please i can recall a couple of pubs along there on the main high street coming from crawford street towards the gate pub which i have got but not the shakespear on i did have a friend down crawford street wat back in the 1950s i recall...
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    Birmingham Daily Mail Boots And Shoes

    Hi There yes we had a vistor from the mail people it seemed they chosen the poor familys there was eight of us ladsand we had to go to the rear entrance of Digbeth police station and we seen dozens and dozens of push bike awaiting for collection when we got in there it was a huge room and there...
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    Freeman Street

    Hi vivienne , just doing abit of swotting on freeman street .it states;; Hutton beleived that this short street off moor street, Which emerged before 1771, was named after a landowner , whom would be the land owner ? from the twelfth, ,century a cross the way remains found in Moor Street and...
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    The Cross Keys Steward Street, Ladywood

    Hello bizzylizzie Here is a picture of the man himself along with a life long friend of his ,namely Albert [ Bonner ]hollond ]they are coming out of the crosskeys pub many many years ago,bonner is on his left and of course watty with his malacca stick he was always seen with over the years ...
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    Great Tindal Street Ladywood

    Hi Bushbaby here is the pub of rosie as i said it was closed down for awhile then some one thought they would make ago of it i thought after passing it numerous times day and night where you see the little notes on the door and main window and across the top of the one only main window which...
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    Great Tindal Street Ladywood

    Hi bushbaby regarding your questions i will probaly answer your question this evening should you be around ? , The reason why i say tonight because i am in bed and thats because of my illness but i would like to asked you a question on rosie, when was your last visit to rosie i would like to...
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    Lee Bank Road

    Hi Williamtree i lived around the corner next to the chimney sweep house if you walked around the corneryou should recall the big wall with the gates where he done the picture shows for us kids i beleive there was a patrica a young girl at the time or it could have been diane whom used to hang...
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    Mcnabs Ice Creammaker Sellers

    not far from Enoc powells house just yards from the stechford train station as well
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    Acocks Green

    Hi Devonjim Many thanks for that photograph i have not seen that one so i will down load that one i could presume then that was the first one they built after the nunnery was closed down jim they said they had a huge lawns as well Jim what is michaels...
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    Acocks Green

    HI Devonjim / Stitcher Have you got any old photo of the old ye lion as it was way back in time,if you recall it The original building was a nunnery for nuns then it was taken over by the brewery and turned into...
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