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  1. james houston

    St Pauls C of E school Spencer Street Hockley

    Is there anyone out there who remembers st pauls school on the corner of spencer st and warstone lane. I went there between 1957 -1962.Jim
  2. james houston

    electoral look up please

    Many thanks for this information mikejee,i am trying to find out when and where Samuel Smith & Gertrude E. were married or any other information that may be useful,i think that they may have been relatives of my wifes.Regards Jim
  3. james houston

    electoral look up please

    Could anyone please look up who lived at 618 stratford rd sparkhill in 1945/6/7.Thank You
  4. james houston

    map request please

    Many thanks to you Mike,1/65 is in right hand corner of yard,we lived there in the late 50s to early 60s.Jim
  5. james houston

    map request please

    Astoness,yes i remember your pic and i have many memories of my childhood spent in Kenyon St,i am still trying to get a photo of St .Pauls c.of.e. school on the corner of Spencer St and Warstone Lane.The school was knocked down in the late 60s,map location from Mikejee not quite right 1/65 in...
  6. james houston

    T w hughes...kenyon st

    Shera ,many thanks for trying,Jim
  7. james houston

    T w hughes...kenyon st

    Shera,can you confirm that William and Doris Houston at 1/65 kenyon between 1958/1963 many thanks .Jim
  8. james houston

    map request please

    Could someone post me a map of Kenyon St Hockley trying to locate 1/65.Many thanks Jim
  9. james houston

    Cafes in and around Birmingham

    Has anyone any recollection of a cafe in Northfield run by an Irishman and his wife in the 70s it was by the Black Horse,as you left the cafe his parting words would always be "Take it easy now"
  10. james houston

    The Brown Lion Hockley

    Many thanks for this smashing photo.Jim
  11. james houston

    Fox Hollies Pub

    With regards to the Fox,Maggies,moonraker and the Westley ,always found they were pubs with great characters in them,in all the years i drank in them i was never intimidated by any "stick mob"and as the saying go,s if you have never tried it don,t knock it.Jim
  12. james houston

    Fox Hollies Pub

    I can remember the contractors in the Fox Hollies they tended to meet up in the bar area after 6 o'clock,the 2 lounge area's either side of the bar were fairly smart and people on their way into town would meet up before catching the 31 bus to city centre.The ladder gangs were quite notorious...
  13. james houston

    The festival league. [football].

    I played for one season in this league with Arden athletic 67/68 in the under 18 division ,We finished runners up on goal difference to a team called Tupelo.
  14. james houston

    Fox Hollies Pub

    Yes what is a stick mob ?
  15. james houston

    Fox Hollies Pub

    Has anyone any memories of the fox hollies pub,i think i was first taken there by my Grandad back in the 50s,we used to sit out the back and watch the bowling,if it ever rained i would stand in the passage with other kids with my bottle of lemonade and packet of smith's crisps.The Fox was one of...
  16. james houston

    Hartfield Crescent Ninestiles School

    Lovely photo of the old school PMC1947 when i attended it was divided in two between Harrison Barrow and Hartfield .
  17. james houston

    Co.Op.number.

    373241 never ever forgot that number i'm 57 now knew it from age 5
  18. james houston

    Hartfield Crescent Ninestiles School

    Bernard,little bit early for me 1954 but i still remember the two halls one was the main assembley hall the other also used for assembley but mainly for P.E. till they built the gym in the 60s.
  19. james houston

    Hartfield Crescent Ninestiles School

    Albion,you obviously started as i left ,teachers i remember were Mr Quiney woodwork,Mr Richmond metalwork,Mr Summers P.E.,Mr Cook Headmmaster,Mr Sanders library/5th year,Mrs Wood my last form teacher.I was in Arden,best mates with David Ellgood,Allen Taylor,Graham Higgins,George...
  20. james houston

    Hartfield Crescent Ninestiles School

    Hartfield Crescent school does anyone have any memories from the 60s.Iwas there from 63-67.
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