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Trying to find anything about the above, he had brothers Robert and Samuel and may have married a Pheobe (Phebe). He is believed to have been Christened in 1783. Not much to go on I'm afraid.

Re: Alex Hooprers DanceHall. Stratford Road Sparkhill Betty, your latest one has arrived.

Our coalman for Formans Rd, Sparkhill used to deliver by horse and cart. I too was given the job of counting the bags but I can't remember whether we were ever cheated other than perhaps by weight. It was also my job to follow the coalman up the street with a bucket. I remember being shouted at...

Re: Alex Hooprers DanceHall. Stratford Road Sparkhill Hello Betty, did you write your reply in the box marked quick reply at the bottom of he page? Then click post quick reply. Graham

Re: Alex Hooprers DanceHall. Stratford Road Sparkhill Hi Dave, I'm talking 1960ish, had a few lessons above Burtons. If I'm in the right place that cafe used to make outstanding tomato dips. (Fried bread dipped in tinned tomato). Making my mouth water again. Regards, Graham

Re: Alex Hooprers DanceHall. Stratford Road Sparkhill More humps the better was always my veiw.

Re: Alex Hooprers DanceHall. Stratford Road Sparkhill Was this the dance hall above Burtons? Spent some good evenings there. Always wanted a camel overcoat with a yellow scarf. Only got the scarf though!!

Hi Jan Hedger. I'm not sure if Harry is still around, but I have a photograph of him when he was best man at my step dads wedding. Can send it if you pm me an e-mail address.

It may be that Hawthorn Terrace could just have been a block of terraced properties that were named, but were still part of poplar Rd. This is quite prevelant in Percy Rd nearby. The only way of checking is to walk the road looking for names, generally high up on the property. Google street veiw...

Loved swimming, hated the baths! Sparkhill baths was nicknamed "The Fridge" used to go there from College Rd School. It seemed whenever we went someone was allways hosing the floors of the changing rooms with freezing cold water. Our clothes invariably fell off the silly little bench in the...

I wonder where Valerie disappeared too, she was friends with Joan Hooten, but if you were three years younger you probaly didn't exist at that time!

Thanks for the pic Frederick his face seems familiar. Do you remember the Matthews boys at Dennis Rd?

Frederick or Malc. Do either of you remember Joan Hooten or Valarie Bridgewater finished 1960.

Then Diane must have been in my year. Do you know where she is now?

I went to College Rd school 1950-55 and Moseley Modern Secondary 1955-60. Were any of you there at the same time? The off-licence on the corner of Leominster Rd used to be a small sourch of income as they didn't lock up their returned beer bottles. Some of them used to go back through the shop...

Hello Bernard, thanks for the pics. What is No 4 about? it looks fantastic. G.

Oh yes! Harry Edmunds newsagents Formans Rd opposite Lucas's gate 1955's. Twice a day, once on Sundays 10 bob a week! Sundays papers weighed a ton. It was good during Christmas week with the tips, (no tax either).

Born In Sorrento (Wake Green Rd) lived in Formans Rd, Sparkhill 1945-1962. Moved to Cheltenham, then Truro on to Crete (Greece) ended up in Dorset.

I've just put mine away after making four days worth of pumpkin soup. Now that Halloween is over pumpkins are dirt cheap. 3 small onions, 2 carrots and 2 sticks of celery, 1/2 a pumpkin and 2 pints of chicken stock. S & P to taste. 6 Minutes on high pressure, whix it up in a blender. Four days...

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