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  1. bobsummers

    City Centre Photographs

    Re: City Center Photo Album Bazz it was 10am on a very dull Monday morning, my journey started at the front of Snow Hill station, turn left then right to where Lewis's old store was and is now a block of Law Offices and then into the Gap called "The Mineries" view over the "Old Square"...
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    City Centre Photographs

    Re: City Centre Photo Album More of Others
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    City Centre Photographs

    Re: City Centre Photo Album And a few more to enjoy
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    City Centre Photographs

    Re: City Center Photo Album I went to Brum Center as promised in Jan and quite honestly if you have not been to the town center for 2 years, I doubt if you would recognize the area around Lewis's. So for all those members abroad and for members who haven't been there enjoy the new Brum scene's.
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    Dennis Road Secondary Modern Boys School

    Hi guys. I did not have the pleasure of Hennessey, or the guy who run 4B and the school library. But when I was in 3A 1960/61 Mr. Joneses class, ( Great Geography & Class teacher) another madman moved into 2A class and taught History, an English/Indian named Rhana, he was quite mad strutted...
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    Whisky A Go Go

    Re: Burm night club photo's It wasn't always the drink that left people shaking frothblower! I will start the ball rolling, its a photo of old pals in the Cedar Club 1968 circa. Note the cedar wood behind them all.
  7. bobsummers

    Whisky A Go Go

    Burm night club photo's Whoppieeee! At last everyone we now have our glorious Brummie clubs on its own forum thread, Shame we could not have bought all the original post's over from BREWERIES. Can I ask if anyone has photos taken in our 60's night clubs to post them here as they are very...
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    Local PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS

    RobertS I believe Ernest Hansel and Clary Holt are on your photo. Clary is still playing Golf at the tender age of 86 and is on my photo of Gayhill lads. Can you spot him? Ernest plays 9 occasionally in the summer with his mate Len Barrel and unfortunately Tom Collier (Kings Heath master Taylor)...
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    Whisky A Go Go

    Re: Whiskey A Go Go Dianna there where some stunning girls in town during the 60's, including Patty and the girl I married my wife Maxine, see photo. And another one with me and Maxine with a monkey. thats the monkey in the middle and me with a beard so you can spot the difference, haha!! I...
  10. bobsummers

    The Ritze Kings Heath

    I had a photo from Phil PmC1947 of the Ritz Dance Hall where spent my mid-teen years. Also added some photos of my old mates that went there around 1963
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    Where is This? 126

    Phil, your haveing a laugh, you always say they are easy!! Yardley wood Rd, lokking over Billersley common towards Kings Heath, a wild gess mate
  12. bobsummers

    Local PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS

    Re: Local Brummie GOLFERS Allanbrum thats some very interesting info, I,m the tubby one standing behind the guy Georgie Clifton holding the green can. We play Western Super Mare GC links every September and fill an entire coach with golfers from both clubs, breakfast a game of golf 2 a team, a...
  13. bobsummers

    Local PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS

    RobertS I will have to come back to you on this one, I have some of the team investigating your photo. From one RobertS to another, thanks
  14. bobsummers

    Local PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS

    Birmingham must be steeped in "Golfing History" have you any stories and photo's you can Post. Although I am a golfing nut, in my younger days They would not let me near any golf course because of the holes in me wellies. ( have I mentioned that before?) Hope you like the photo of my group at...
  15. bobsummers

    Sorrento Hospital Nursing Home

    Me Mom & Dad 1947 Same pose as my aviater
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    Sorrento Hospital Nursing Home

    Funny I was born at Sorrento in 1947. My Mom was Italian and she Dora honeymooned in Sorrento with my Dad Eric See photo on next post
  17. bobsummers

    Whisky A Go Go

    Re: Whiskey A Go Go Patty here's a couple of more photo's from From 1966 circa at Margate & Torquay. Who do you recognize? We where deffinatly better looking than them Cockney's don't you think?
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    Whisky A Go Go

    Re: Whiskey A Go Go Patty I did not know you knew my mate Dodger? the bad news is he married a school chum of mine Christine. They emigrated to Canada in the 70's and unfortunately Roger died of cancer of the lungs. He was a non smoker, good looking and a great guy around the town in the...
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    Whisky A Go Go

    I would love to see your photo's Christina!! can you remember what Rogers last name was? You seem to be there at the same time as me.
  20. bobsummers

    Hello 'old' clubbers

    Re: Hello 'old' clobbers Welcome nidge. theres a wealth of threads on Brum Club's, unfortunately its under the "PUB" site. My thoughts is that it should have its own historic category??, any chance of the moderator's discussing this and giving one of the most popular threads its own home, as...
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