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Trebor, Did you see the story about the window, post 82 Dave

suemailings, that name rings a bell from Wroxton Rd because David Ward lived in that area many moons ago, I remember Mrs Ward but not a Mr Ward am I right. If you are the same age as myself you would know Mary Lannon and her Brother, Nicky. Dave

Trebor, I have just found your post where you state that you were only in croft Rd for a few years so I would not know you as you only lived there from 1971. Dave

Mah, I thought that Harris's was further towards the city side of the Coventry Rd as my Mother's friend used to work in there. From the corner of church Rd was the chemists and further along was the Sadlers then Hemmings the the shops dropped back and there were only one or two of them, I could...

Trebor, would I know you, I left Patrick Rd in 1959 but I knew all the school kids in Croft Rd as I said before we all went to Church Rd school. Dave

Trebor, Opposite your house on the corner of Wroxton Rd, Right hand side, you will see the house has been bricked up, that was a shop in the Forties and the name was on the angled wall for many a year, but I see it has been painted over the last time I went past, for the life of me i cannot...

John, I think Hadens was up near the Swan in Church Rd opposite Hardings bakery, the one in Church Rd Near Wroxton Rd was the Welsh guy Mr Vaughn

Hi Trebor, I don't know how long you have lived there but no 18 Vera Rd is at the end of your back garden and many years ago your bathroom window had a stone go through it, about 68 years back. As kids we got up to all sorts of things and just before Bonfire night we had bangers, which could be...

Re:Shop,Church Road, Yardley. I have just found this post and am reminded of my youth. I grew up in Patrick Rd from 1935 and everyone has spoken about all the people I knew around that area. There a few names which I know but cannot put a face to them plus...

Ken, Talking about Gil Merrick, a few years ago my Daughter who works for a temping agency, had a job to do at some offices at the back of Marston Green,near the Chester Road and she came home one night and said "There is a old gentleman working there who used to play for Bham City, a...

Tony, The picture that I put on post #94 had a driveway between the two houses which cannot be seen, Nos 40 & 42.The worst hit was no 40 as the bomb went through the back of the house and damaged no 42 as well,so it was pulled down and left half of the semi until after the war. Mr& Mrs...

Keegs, My Father was a constable in the Bham mounted police and all through the war they were stretched for man power when Bham had had a raid. Some mornings he would come home late as they had being doing a rescue in the City, he rescued some people in a church one night only to get...

Keegs ,for goodness sake do not through them away. You have probably got more than the b'ham mail. Dave

Sheldon Tony, This is a photo of, not Vera road as it says, but Patrick road opposite and to your left of where you lived. Old brit John Crump is in front of the hand cart and my Grandfather is standing in front of the gate bottom left with his hands in his pockets. Dave

Re: Wartime Yardley Carmel do you know what part of Canada Andrew was living in ? Whites People search may find him. Dave

Tony, are you on Google earth, if you are you can look at Patrick rd and see your old house. Dave

Re: Wartime Yardley Carmel, Do you know where Andrews father was born or am I missing something in this request. His Grandfather could have gone to one of two school in this area. You mentioned Yardley Wood boys school so you must have a slight connection with that area as it a long...

Tony, I did not put a photo on this site as it is a copy of a copy and I am at this moment trying to enhance it. It is very grainy and a lot of contrast which made the faces very white. I do not think many of the members have responded to the photo that was put on by a guest called Ann...

Richard, Did you go into the forces at 18 or 21. Dave

Richard, The interview took place at Blandford when I was already in the R.E.M.E, that related to what craft I was suitable for. As regards which regiment, that was decided when I went for my medical I think in Broad St. because the camp was a R.E.M.E. camp at Blandford, there...