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  1. dereklcg

    Motorcycle Shops

    HI Chris, it was a sunday morning ritual the red house garretts coles vale onslow, for odds and sods to keep my old Triumph speedtwin on the road, happy days..regards dereklcg
  2. dereklcg

    the barrel..summer lane /tower st

    yes lyn you,re so right. l o l Derek.
  3. dereklcg

    the barrel..summer lane /tower st

    Hello lyn she says the house just by the van looks like it. she was very young when they used to go and they had to go up an back entry. nice one regards Derek..
  4. dereklcg

    the barrel..summer lane /tower st

    the barrel used to be my wifes nan,s local,she live a couple of doors away. happy days. regards dereklcg
  5. dereklcg

    Bywaters

    here as promised photo,s of my Dad. sorry it has,nt scanned to good. regards Derek.
  6. dereklcg

    Bywaters

    Hi Wendy and fomula t. i,ll take it out of my photo album and scan it ..regards Derek..
  7. dereklcg

    Bywaters

    my dad worked there untill 1940 when he left and went to war, he did,nt work in the factory he was in the shop. i have a photo of him outside the shop. happy days regards dereklcg
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    Where is This? Garages #10

    is it the corner of kings road off the cov rd hay mills? regards dereklcg
  9. dereklcg

    Astoness ( lyn )

    So so sorry lyn for your loss,steve was a nice guy, through the wind and rain you,ll never walk alone. Special wishes to you all derek and linda. Xxx
  10. dereklcg

    Hospital Street

    As it happens my sisters first boy friend worked for Walter Smith butchers either the glebe or lea village i think, He used to teach me all the butchers back slang,(on doog ) a lot of it was bad language you just turn every word around, you get the idea. regards dereklcg
  11. dereklcg

    Metro Cammell Saltley

    Hi dave do you remember the free and easy nights at the met club. My uncle doug played the drums with a trio? He also worked at the met as my dad did horace,they both drove overhead cranes..regards dereklcg
  12. dereklcg

    School Caretakers

    This is a long shot i know, but here goes,i,m trying to find an old friend lived in Birmingham used to work in the wholesale fruit mkt, the last time we saw him he was a caretaker at a school in b,ham,can,t remember the name or area. The chap in question was Phil Morgan it whould be so...
  13. dereklcg

    Lea Hall Village School. (Boys)

    Hello rita, i used eddie,s cafe used to help the co-op milkman, if it,s the jeyes from the meadway i used to have a paper round at beals lea hall rd and went to school with roy, i knew terry fryer john barnfield and the rounds r casson t & c kettle and the litefoots, happy days derek.
  14. dereklcg

    Lea Hall Village School. (Boys)

    HELLO AND WELCOME RITA. I WAS THERE A LITTLE AFTER THAT, I NEW A HARRY PEACH LIVED DOWN MY ROAD KELNMEAD. WHERE DID HE LIVE? REGARDS dereklcg
  15. dereklcg

    Back to Back Visit (On the Day)

    Was well worth the visit, we wen,t off to the lord clifden for lunch that turned into tea. My wife and her sisters had a great day and asked me to thank the forum for sorting it.regards derek..
  16. dereklcg

    Back to Back Visit (On the Day)

    We had a grt day more pics to follow..derek.
  17. dereklcg

    Rice family - circa 1953

    Hello bernard/derekwigan derek is my best mate has been for over fourty years. He was 63 yesterday i was 62 on monday, i,m wondering if i know you both? And sorry derek it is the derek you,re looking for happy days regards dereklcg..
  18. dereklcg

    Hospital Street

    MY WIFE AND HER FAMILY COME FROM 6/ 92 NEW SUMMER ST,(JONES ) HER MOM AND MY WIFE WORKED IN CECIL ST GEO BAKERS,HER NAN LIVED IN TOWER ST THE VARNY,S, MY WIFE WENT TO SCHOOL IN TOWER ST. HAPPY DAYS dereklcg
  19. dereklcg

    Iron Horse Pub Yardley

    Morning astonian,sorry to here about your bro, the flats are next to the iron horse so my brother says ,so is that where the allotment were? Next time i go down that way i,ll take some pics. I,ll ask my brother in law about the names you mention the next time we speak. His family as i...
  20. dereklcg

    Iron Horse Pub Yardley

    cheers Astonian.nice to here from you. it used to be a nice area probably still is, my brother told me they have built some low rise flats by the iron horse now? regards Derek..
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