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    Mechanical Horses, Scarabs & Ants

    Here's a couple of shots I took at the Bluebell Railway a few years ago. Dave A
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    JONES AND WILLIS PORCHESTER STREET

    Wow Lyn! This picture looks so familiar to me. The Church of Christ building that looks like a hut, is Sunshine Corner, where we had "Sunday School". I must have been living there when this photo was taken...just to the right of Jones and Willis is the bus stop closest to where I lived Dave A
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    NORTON MOTOR CYCLES

    Me and my 1960 Norton Jubilee... Dave A
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    Porchester Street

    Maybe he is referring to the other "works" on the other side, which says metal works...it was a metal stamping shop where my cousin worked before going to the button factory at the bottom of Furnace Lane. Dave A
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    Monument Road

    Ah yes! memories of the inner circle 8! waiting at that clock... Dave A
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    Tamworth field trainspotting

    I have no recollection of the cafe at all...didn't have money to spend, just a sandwich. I also recall meeting many of the same kids there, but again, I have no recollection of who they were, they may have been some of you lot! Dave A
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    JONES AND WILLIS PORCHESTER STREET

    Porchester St...I think you have these Lyn, not sure if you have both. Dave A
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    Whitehead street, Aston

    If that open area which you say was a Regent Station and is on the north side of Whitehead St, about halfway between Alma St and High St, then it was where we had a cycle speedway track in the very early 50's. Dave A
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    Paddington Street Aston

    1953...Coronation year! Dave A
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    The Girl From Guildford Street

    Were you Hughes? Dave A
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    The Girl From Guildford Street

    What number in Paddington St? I lived 4/52... Dave A
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    National Trust Back to Back houses and memories of them

    Regarding bomb pecks...it was my understanding that before becoming a peck, it was a bombed building. It was called a peck after the site was cleared. I have no idea where the word peck came from...however, pecks became our place to play. We had 2 pecks on Paddington St, 1 right in front of our...
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    Monument Lane Station/Shed

    Look how close the houses were to the railway..must have been difficult to hang out the washing! Dave A
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    National Trust Back to Back houses and memories of them

    I took my wife, who is Canadian, to the back to backs on Hurst St, just to give her some idea of what life was like for me growing up in one. She was gobsmacked! Although they were not a true representation of where I lived, they did give her some idea of the size of the rooms and steepness of...
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    They Were Caught In Our Old Street Pics...

    That's what came to my mind.. Dave A
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    Is there a problem?

    So who's in a hurry? Dave A:)
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    Chamberlain Square Place

    I guess they lost their deposit;);) Dave A
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    Chamberlain Square Place

    Here it is...I see the chateau like building has been demolished. Dave A
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    Chamberlain Square Place

    So where is Chamberlain Square? Dave A
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    Chamberlain Square Place

    Looks almost Chateauesque, at least the dark looking building in the background. Dave A
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