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    Coffee shops on and near Curzon street in the early 1900s

    Here is a photo of Curzon Street. My grandparents lived at 29.
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    Alum Rock Road.

    That’s the one, I didn’t like to put the name on, but it was definitely the surname Curley. I remember clearly seeing the child in the road, it was awful.
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    Alum Rock Road.

    I lived in Reginald Road just up from the maisonettes, 60 odd years ago a child ran from those maisonettes and was killed by a car, one day, I can’t remember if before or after this incident I was crossing over from Reginald Road I was 10 and my brother was 7, he let go of my hand and ran in...
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    Alum Rock Road Shops

    I went to Gloria Dawn’s shop to have my hair done on my wedding day 1963.
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    Alum Rock Road Shops

    Before where Tesco was on the corner of Alum Rock Road and George Arthur Road was a family run shop run by Mr And Mrs Bagley, their son Ernie was my husband’s best friend growing up.
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    Church Road, Yardley.

    I lived at 46, Croft Road opposite Wroxton Road in the seventies.
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    Birmingham Open Air Schools - Cropwood, Hunter's Hill, Marsh Hill and Skilts (excl. Haseley Hall and Uffculme)

    If you go the search facility on this site and type in Hunters Hill open air school you will see lots of information, there may well be photos as well.
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    Bishop Ryder Junior And Infant School

    I too went to Bishop Ryder school and I lived at 2/21, Howe Street.
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    Birmingham Open Air Schools - Cropwood, Hunter's Hill, Marsh Hill and Skilts (excl. Haseley Hall and Uffculme)

    I was there is the fifties and things they got away with were wicked and definitely would not be allowed today, I went to another school after, Marsh Hill Open air school, it was a day school and was lovely, you had to leave when it was deemed you were well enough to go to an ordinary school, I...
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    Thanks for that Susan, I myself lived in Howe Street.
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    Looking at the sign on the right this photo must have been taken when it was turned into a bingo hall.
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    I used to walk there from Curzon Street when I was a little girl to fetch my nan’s shopping.
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    Here is a photo of Marsh And Baxter’s, Dale End.
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    Alum Rock Road Shops

    Wasn’t Lorna Morris the sister and also my friend, my husband Robert Jenkins and his two brothers Brian and David lived at 24 George Arthur Road. The sweet shop I think was Sellars and then Liz Woodfield and her family took it over.
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    Belmont Row Wesleyan Chapel

    I lived 2/21 Howe Street very near Gopsal Street.
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    Belmont Row Wesleyan Chapel

    I know this is a few years late, but I have just come across this photo of the Chapel.
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    Saltley & Alum Rock

    My husband was born at 24, George Arthur Road and I lived in the next road up Reginald Road.
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    Alum Rock Road Shops

    They would probably have served me, I lived opposite in Reginald Road, I bought my pram and high chair and playpen from McGauleys.
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    Birmingham Open Air Schools - Cropwood, Hunter's Hill, Marsh Hill and Skilts (excl. Haseley Hall and Uffculme)

    super photos, I have not seen these before. Here is a school photo of me in the uniform of that time
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    Birmingham Open Air Schools - Cropwood, Hunter's Hill, Marsh Hill and Skilts (excl. Haseley Hall and Uffculme)

    Hello Betty, I was at Cropwood in the fifties and I also hated it, I had lovely long hair and Ms Urquart said it had to be cut, I cried and said I would plait it, but she said no and I had the basin cut, it was awful, things they got away with then certainly wouldn’t be allowed today.
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