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  1. JohnJames

    Bordesley Green

    I was a Villa fan from Small Heath. As a teenager during in the last great Villa decline during 1967-71 I took some stick. My response was that Small Heath alliance (BCFC) really played in Bordesley Green, as Small Heath began further up the Coventry Rd. If I remember there was a sign proudly...
  2. JohnJames

    Science Museum Newhall Street

    Just picked up on this thread as a new member. The science museum was a haven for me and my mates during school holidays in the mid to late 1960's. I enjoyed a last nostalgic visit there just before it closed down but sadly didn't have a camera with me. Been reading recently all about the...
  3. JohnJames

    Pubs on the Coventry Road, Small Heath.

    That was called the Old Lodge, I think. A big white place.
  4. JohnJames

    Pubs on the Coventry Road, Small Heath.

    Does anyone remember the Regents Park Tavern on the corner of Regent's Park Rd and I think Herbert Rd, just of the Coventry Rd at the Green lane end? Have happy memories of this place around 1970. Long pulled down
  5. JohnJames

    Items that have faded away

    Corona pop had home delivery service run from Tyseley. You could get casual work in the school holidays going out on their lorries making deliveries and selling new accounts. If you looked older than 15 or so there were no questions asked.
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