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    Silver Blades Ice Rink

    hi jillian atkins do you know a rita atkins i have some photo,s of her in the 60s, myself i know a john atkins from st martins flats 60s &70s, ok christy
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    Balsall Heath.

    hi every one, dose anybody know margerat walch she lived the far end of st martins flats facing Mcgaulys her brother was frank she moved to australia back in the 60,s, dose anybody know out there. cheer,s christy
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    Shenley Fields

    hi jacqueline, i have spoken to jill plumley who wrote all about [SHENLEY-FIELDS]homes her number is 0121 475 5623 to order your book your family may well be here, best of luck,christy
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    Balsall Heath.

    hi ,pmc11947, ok you are right, it was on the junction i was thinking of mc donald st ,facing the queens pub & it was barford st, there is a plaque inside the LAMP of former owner,s, going back afew year,s,can you help me how to put photo,s on this thread as i have only been on the P,C A MONTH &...
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    Balsall Heath.

    hi everyone, it,s nice to here so many sured memorie,s of the same place,here,s a question what year did the chip shop in gooch st burned down.i know it was the 60 s any answer,s. we left st martin,s flat,s in 1970, we when to kinver croft the new house,s. my grandparent,s ran the LAMP TAVERN in...
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    Shenley Fields

    jacqueline, i went to KEW & PHOTO-COPYED SHENLEY-FIELD,S COTTAGE HOMES REGISTER BOOKS OF PEOPLE WHO LIVED & WORKED THERE [1908-1915] THERE WAS A LOT MORE AS I WAS ONLY LOOKING FOR MY GRANDFATHERS HISTORY. IF YOU DO GET JILL,S BOOK MY GRANDFATHER IS ON PAGE 130, SECOND FROM LEFT SADLY MISSED, OK...
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    Shenley Fields

    hi jacqueline, the book is by JILL PLUMLEY [THE CHILDRENS HOMES VILLAGE] jill worked as manager in shenley fields,early 1970,s her book tell,s of life in the homes & peoples own story,s & full of photo,s & it,s history .I GOT my copy off jill her self & signed it for my mom. i do have jill,s...
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    Shenley Fields

    hi every one,my grandfather was 3, in [1915] when he was placed in shenley-fields, i have his[birth-cert] & death-cert & marriage-cert he was placed in care in a differant name[jack-preen] when he got married in 1940 in a catholic chapel he most of been baptisted some where can any body help...
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    Shenley Fields

    my grandfather was in shenley-fields[1915-1928] as jack-preen, when he married in 1940 he found out his real name was john edward newman also his sister floss lived in the homes also she did service work at marston green [ironing] my grandfather never mentioned the homes,he went to a reunion in...
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