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    Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

    Brain fog:rolleyes:
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    Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery

    Dam i missed it by a day i was in Brum today
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    Witton Road

    I was in Brum today this 95 where i lived You can see the bay window cill is not level this was due to a Jerry bomb landing Across the rd down the openning all the windows were blown out and there were cracks in the walls i could get my hands in thats where the spiders lived
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    Broad Street

    That was taken outside John Cashs antique shop
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    George Road Erdington

    MEB had offices on George Rd yet another location i worked on in the 70s
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    My Lozells Family, ordinary lives, extraordinary people

    My Mother lived a in Wheeler St i belive they were bombed out
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    Blind Match Seller

    Thanks thats the one i used to meet my Mum at WH Smiths where she worked Regards Don
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    Blind Match Seller

    No because it was the 60s i recall seeing him Mum used to say he was blinded in the war
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    Blind Match Seller

    Not sure this is correct thread does anyone recall a a blind match seller in Brum town centre always holding his stick out in front of him unshaven sadly poorly dressed like a tramp.
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    Holloway Head

    Now theres a photo that sums up my childhood
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    Does anyone know which pub this was?

    Propper pub not like the plastic palaces today had the plessure of running a couple of good pubs in Blackpool thanks to my landlady wife both fitted out by me real wood
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    Futurist Theatre

    Another picture house when you come out you went into the Grapes for a drink
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    Home Guard

    They Don t Like It Up Em Found this back of old water tank in Kettlehouse Rd Kingstanding while working for BHD in the 70s women said it was her Dads from the HG i got his BDS as well but i had to bin them because of moth i do not recall the unit but it is stamped for A Coy Rack/Weapon No 92...
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    Air raid shelters

    Good old lodine
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    Witton Road

    Terrys was only open on Saturday mornings there was always people waiting outside for him to open if there was something new in the house and you asked where it came from it was always Terrys i have my Nans hand held mirror yes it came from Terrys
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    Witton Road

    Raymond Terry was a auctioneer he asked my Grandma Rose Preston a widow to marry him she declined
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    Witton Road

    Yes please
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    Witton Road

    This shop was just past Trinity rd the last photograph other 2 cock up As in missfire with bow and arrow the cock feather upwards when drawing Edit. First 2 photos now removed
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    Witton Road

    Was he related to Raymond Terry
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    Birmingham Mint

    I worked at the Mint for a couple of months on security while i was recovering from a building site injury we had to scan everyone ass they left the building with a hand held metal detector after they emptied their pockets no one scanned me lol
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