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  1. Alf

    Where is This ? Pubs #4

    Yes Phil thanks for the photo.
  2. Alf

    Where is This ? Pubs #4

    I was going to say Park Lane Ray Royal George
  3. Alf

    Where is This ? Pubs #3

    Phil that's all the details I could find but my search goes on
  4. Alf

    Where is This ? Pubs #3

    Phil Wenman Street had a Pub called Queen just that in 1871
  5. Alf

    Summer Lane

    Lyn they are not on the Brearley Street thread
  6. Alf

    Junction pub Dartmouth Street

    A Lit of Pubs Dartmouth Street Dartmouth Street Crown and Anchor Dartmouth Arms Globe Grand Junction Inn Lord Raglan Malt Shovel Old...
  7. Alf

    Jobs you did after school and Saturdays.

    Help the Co op Milkman Horse & Cart for about 6 months. Then the Baker Rowland's Bakery New John Street on his horse and float 2/6p all day Saturday and when I worked in the school Holidays it was 6 days for 4/- a week. Hours were Saturdays 6.00am till anytime around 8.00pm. That lasted nearly 3...
  8. Alf

    Where is This ? Pubs #3

    Winson Green
  9. Alf

    Where is This? Garages #20

    Thats good Phil not like the last lot then
  10. Alf

    Where is This? Garages #20

    Nechells Place
  11. Alf

    The cresta club

    This Club is on another thread could be Skating Rinks or Nightclubs. But I saw Guy Mitchell, Max Wall & Mat Monro there in the 1960s
  12. Alf

    Where is This? Garages #19

    No idea but it reminds me of Spain
  13. Alf

    Kynoch's I M I 1950s Onwards

    Paul I really can't remember any names but one of the lads was related to a Villa player who was well known but played before the war. I think I was about 17 and the next year it was the National Service and all ambitions were at Her Majesty's Government pleasure. But I do remember the Clubhouse...
  14. Alf

    Kynoch's I M I 1950s Onwards

    Yes Paul I played on that pitch a couple of times when I worked for Birmingham City Transport and also on the Kynoch's pitch when I played for them. First tie I played football on Holford Drive was when I played for Cowper Street School when I was about 8 1945.
  15. Alf

    Kynoch's I M I 1950s Onwards

    I always seemed to go every year to Lucas I.M.I had their own large sports field
  16. Alf

    Where is This ? Garages #18

    I think its what was known as Fishers or Fisher & Ludlow, Len
  17. Alf

    Kynoch's I M I 1950s Onwards

    Jean whats Lucas got to do with I.M.I & Kynoch's
  18. Alf

    Your garden bench as a child.

    Coming back to this tread and having given it more thought, if we had Grass & a Bench we would have eaten the Grass & used the Bench as Firewood, I'm sure
  19. Alf

    Where is This ? Garages #18

    Its Kingsbury Road Castle Bromwich
  20. Alf

    Where is This? Garages #17

    I accept that who could refuse a fellow long serving member, and it don't seem a day to much Its only the 2nd I've ever got Sylvia
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