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    Sorrento Hospital Nursing Home

    My mom worked at the sorrento ...she adored babies and had 9 of her own .
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    Sanitorium Little Bromwich Hospital Yardley Green Road Yardley Road

    Hi ...i worked at yardley green hospital .later called the chest branch of east bham hospital now heartlands. .it was mainly used for t.b. Patients...the little isolation huts were in the grounds...i left in 1968 to have my son ...we all had stringent tests and xrays and vaccinations for our...
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    A Piece - Sandwich

    A piece was a piece of bread with whatever was available to spread on it. I always thought it was a brummie expression.
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    Doctors

    i remember dr dean at shard end crescent surgery his wife was a doctor there too. she was a big woman and was really rough examining me when i was pregnant so i asked her if she thought she was kneading bread.lol. i tried not to see her after that .
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    Weoley Castle - Alwold Road

    the castle pub was on the corner of shenley fields rd and somerfield rd .it was the california you meant.....
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    Airport pub

    DOES ANYONE REMEMBER THE PUB THAT WAS SITUATED UP THE SLOPE TO THE RIGHT OF LITTLEWOODS STORE .INTO THE OASIS MARKET ...IN THE 60s.
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    Past Holidays In Woolacombe

    We went back to woolacombe/mortehoe .recently .we moved from b/ham in 1979....never looked back. I worked as cook in the chichester arms pub and the kingsley now called smugglers .lived at rockham bay hotel then .into bungalow near lighthouse road then into the village ...next to kingsley...
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    REMEDIES

    Yes i did ..and salt..urghhhhhhhhhh.....i remember borasic crystals in warm water to bathe my eyes .as i used to get styes on them ...
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    Balsall Heath.

    HI TERRY MY MAIDEN NAME WAS LEAKE AND WE LIVED JUST ROUND THE CORNER FROM THE CAFE /BOOKIES IN CONYBERE ST .I REMEMBER RAY HIGGINS .WHAT A CHARACTER HE WAS BUT HE WAS VERY PROTECTIVE OF ME. . DID YOU KNOW BRENDA MCBRIDE .I KNEW THE JARVISs LOVED THEIR FISH AND CHIPS .WE USED TO GET A PENNYWORTH...
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    Balsall Heath.

    hi terry blue.i lived by the bookies billy newbold he was called big fat bellied bloke i can also remember it as a cafe.do you remember any of the people who lived in hick street ...like the sleet family ..old mrs harris ..mrs timms shop owens shop...kenny elliot ray higgins...the buckleys...
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    Sun ray treament

    my brother went for sun ray trearment .never knew why ....
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    Balsall Heath.

    hi pete yes i got your email addy and i replied to it same day ill do it again
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    Balsall Heath.

    has anyone come up with a picture of nurse mantle yet.....
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    Balsall Heath.

    peter i have emailed you hope it gets to you lol
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    Balsall Heath.

    Thanks phil.
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    Balsall Heath.

    hi philplease post the pics of mary street .i went to that school
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    Balsall Heath.

    peter ok great send me your email address as im not brilliant on p.c probably do it all wrong look forward to hearing from you.
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    Balsall Heath.

    harley ...i used to go to comleys coalyard with an old pram to fetch coal it was at the top of athole st.there used to be a small garage /repair shop on the left hand side . anyone got any fotos .???
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    Balsall Heath.

    hi everyone does anyone know who the bloke is stood by freds cafe corner hick st and conybere st....?has anyone got a pic of freds cafe but extending to the right down conybere st .thats where my house was .love a better pic of it !!!!!!!!.the tall building next to it in conybere st was called...
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    Balsall Heath.

    peter do you remember the old russian jew who lived next to you mr schneider .he always said call me mr clements....he always wore a black beret and an old mac.when we were kids we used to pinch his milk off the step.....
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