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  1. Matahari

    Nechells Park Secondary Modern School Charles Arthur St School

    Has anyone got any pictures of the staff and pupils of Nechells Park School(Charles Arthur Street) that were taken around 1972/73 love to see them.
  2. Matahari

    Rag Market

    Hello fellow marketeers, could you help me, regarding the crock man in the rag alley, I believe his surname was Lees, which means he could be a relative of mine, does anyone know anymore about him, or have a picture that I could print off and show to my aunt. Thanks
  3. Matahari

    Nechells Park Secondary Modern School Charles Arthur St School

    Mr Collie was before my time, Mr Loyd was the wood work and technical drawing teacher, and he was a swine, I was never affraid of Mr Troop, I found him a kind and gentleman. Quote for today, Acceptance takes the sting out of adversity.- Anne Of Cleves...4th wife of Henry VIII.
  4. Matahari

    Nechells Park Secondary Modern School Charles Arthur St School

    Re: charlie arthur street I remember Mr Troop, and mr Ryan, who scared the hell out of me, until I was in the fourth year, then I gave as good as I got. And does anyone remember Mr Dodd, he was lovely. Or Mr Osborne and his Dog George....need I say more.
  5. Matahari

    Cromwell Street School Nechells

    christine, do you remember, the caretaker, Dave Barret
  6. Matahari

    Cromwell Street School Nechells

    Thank you for that. think that was mr bennettes class.
  7. Matahari

    Cromwell Street School Nechells

    Hi Christine, could you send me the pictures please because I cannot access them. Thanks
  8. Matahari

    Nechells Park Secondary Modern School Charles Arthur St School

    I was at Charles Arthur street school, from 1967-1973, it had been re-named, at some point, to Nechells Park S.M. I wondered if anyone had any school pictures of those years, or pictures of the school itself. They were the happiest days of my life. Matahari
  9. Matahari

    Thorley's Market Traders

    Is it possible someone might be able to help. Samuel Richard Thorley was born in 1908, to Samuel John Thorley(hero of the great war God Bless him!!!!!!!!!!!!) and Catherine O'Grady, but after his birth, Samuel seems to disappear off the planet, are there any decendants of that particular...
  10. Matahari

    Percy Moseley Fruit & Veg

    Smiler, you got it slightly wrong, auntie, who is 86, and lives in Stetchford showed me the article, and I coppied it, Great auntie Evelyn, is auntie's aunt, and auntie is dad's sister, this is my dads family, not my mums. Ralph Lees is my great grandad on my dad's side.
  11. Matahari

    Drovers' Arms - Moat Lane

    for the record, incidently, my great aunt Evelyn lived in the pub, the Drover's Arms, with her husband, Alfred Green, this mean anything to anyone. Matahari
  12. Matahari

    Thorley's Market Traders

    Lee this is wonderful, I have been trying to find out who Samuels parents were, and I knew he must have had siblings, this, of cause is technically my dads side of the family, because as I mentioned Samuels wife was my great grandmother through her marriage to Ralph Lees, I would love to know...
  13. Matahari

    Thorley's Market Traders

    hi, We are connected through family links, Matilda Thorley nee Bradbury, remarried Ralph Lees who was my great grandad, I have yet to link everyone up, but Matilda was the mother of Samuel John Thorley, KIA 1917, who married Catherine O'grady. So, dont know how many times removed we are but...
  14. Matahari

    Thorley's Market Traders

    Hi Smiler, We are related, Samuel Thorley who was killed in Action during the great war would have been a great half uncle, you see, his mother, Matilda Thorley, nee Bradbury, re-married on January 1st 1896, to Ralph Lees, who was my great grandfather on my father's side. Matilda was born...
  15. Matahari

    Nechells Park Secondary Modern School Charles Arthur St School

    Charles Arthur Street school(Nechells Park S/m) I went there 1967-73 best years of my life.
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