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  1. johnedward

    Birmingham Civilians Killed-Bombings WW2 List Available

    HI GOOD AFTERNOON, I AM TRYING TO TRACE MY FAMILY TREE SURNAME BUSHELL BUT I BELIEVE THE NAME TODD AND FERRIS FEATURE THE FAMILY ARE FROM ASTON PHILLIPS STREET OR THAT GENERAL AREA DO ANY OF THE SURNAMES MENTIONED FOR THAT AREA FEATURE. REGARDS JOHNEDWARD SWANSEA
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    THE GOLDEN ARROW OLTON

    HI ROBERT THANKS FOR THAT ALTHOUGH I LIVE IN SWANSEA NOW I DID KNOW ABOUT THE DOLPHIN BUT I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE OTHERS YES I DID GO TO THE BRITISH LEGION REGARDS JOHN
  3. johnedward

    Does anyone know of any haunted pubs in the Brum area?

    I KNOW THE ORIGINAL POST WAS 2004 BUT ONE PUB I KNOW OF HAD A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE WITH A FEATURE ON ITSELF ABOUT BEING HAUNTED. THAT PUB WAS THE ORIGINAL RED LION ON WARWICK ROAD ACOCKS GREEN I THINK ITS BEEN KNOCKED DOWN AND REBUILT BUT ITS ONE TO START WITH. JOHN EDWARD I NOW LIVE IN SWANSEA SO...
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    THE GOLDEN ARROW OLTON

    CAN YOU REMEMBER THE GOLDEN ARROW THE GUVNOR LES FOULKES I THINK ALWAYS IN A DINNER SUIT AND HAROLD THE MAN ON THE PIANO ON A SUNDAY. I CAN REMEMBER ONE BARMAN PETER HE WAS THE MANAGER OF A BURTONS MENS SHOP IN SOLIHULL ALWAYS A GENT.THE PUB CRAWL WAS THEN TO THE DOLPHIN , RED LION , OVER TO THE...
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    Lewis's Department Store

    YES I CAN REMEMBER THE PETS ETC ON THE ROOF , AND UNCLE HOLLY , MY RECOLLECTION OF SEEING FATHER CHRISTMAS THERE WAS THAT THE LIFT WOULD BE TURNED INTO A SPACESHIP OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT THEN YOU WENT AROUND A GROTTO WITH ALL MOVING EXIBITS UNTIL YOU REACHED THE MAIN MAN . THATS 50 PLUS YEARS...
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    Co.Op.number.

    Re: Co-OP CO OP NUMBER 279295 I REMEMBER ALL THOSE THINGS WHIZZING OVERHEAD WITH THE TICKETS IN, DOWN AT THE LOCAL CO OP IN HALL GREEN AT THE BOTTOM BY LAKEY LANE I THINK JOHN EDWARD I WAS BORN IN ARKLEY ROAD 1947
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    Pub Bombings

    I WAS STAYING IN THE FOX HOTEL IN WOLVERHAMPTON THE COMPANY I WORKED FOR WILLIAMS FURNITURE WAS OPENING A NEW STORE IN WOLVERHAMPTON. WE USED TO GO IN THE TAVERN AND THE MULBERRY BUSH WHEN WE FINISHED WORK WE HAD A BRANCH ACROSS THE ROAD IN THE BULL RING CENTRE AND I OFTEN WONDER I COULD HAVE...
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    Gentlemen Only!

    REF GENTS ONLY I USED TO BELONG TO A CLUB THE MOSELEY CLUB ON WAKE GREEN ROAD THAT WAS GENTS ONLY APART FROM ONE NIGHT OF THE YEAR AND WIVES GIRLRIENDS ETC COULD COME IN THEY DID HAVE THE STEWARDS DAUGHTER TO SERVE BEHIND THE BAR JOHNEDWARD
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