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  1. J

    Grove Lane Swimming Baths, Handsworth

    It was used as a First Aid point for the Handsworth area during WW2:
  2. J

    Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

    Or perhaps it's a case of "What happens in The Dome stays in The Dome" :cool:
  3. J

    Aston Villa history

    Ozzy made an appearance on the Holte End (see below) before Villa's 4-2 win over Celtic on Wednesday evening, which takes the club into the last 16 of the Champions League.
  4. J

    Mother's Club Carlton Club Ballroom Erdington

    The Moody Blues at the Carlton in 1964:
  5. J

    fish and chip shops

    When visiting Oban (where my wife spent many of her school holidays, staying with relatives) we always popped into "Oban Fish & Chips". It really is delicious stuff (photos below), where they take your order and they then cook it for you. We really need to try to support our local fish & chip...
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    Happy birthday bren

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    The corner sweet shop

    It is shocking to walk down the streets and visit the areas that we knew so well now and to see them so changed, rarely for the better in my opinion, Paul. I remember my father saying much the same to me forty something years ago and listening intently as a boy, to my Nan telling me in...
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    Birchfield Road Perry Barr

    The athlete's village at Perry Barr was the main topic on BBC Midlands News last night (see link below). A report is to be discussed at a cabinet meeting on 21/1. Debts of between £142m and £152m were expected to remain unpaid. The report added: "The cost of repaying and servicing this debt...
  9. J

    The corner sweet shop

    Sadly I understand that it's been closed by The National Trust now :rolleyes: , but the sweet shop in Hurst Street by the Hippodrome (see below), used to remind me of those childhood corner sweet shops. I often dropped in there for the odd quarter of troach drops (ok I admit it, 1/2 pound), when...
  10. J

    Aston Villa history

    Aston Villa fans at the Wetherspoons pub in New Street Station yesterday, having a swift one prior to traveling to Liverpool for last night's win against Everton. The most well known of them had a cider and bought the round. :)
  11. J

    Lap dancing/strip club

    Legs XI was/is on the left off Hurst Street? I don't know of any others, I had a curry on my stag night... ;)
  12. J

    Where did you live

    It is a Kia dealership now Eric, unless we are going in the other direction towards Brownhills by the island (2nd picture).
  13. J

    Where did you live

    I was born at the QE and have lived in: Slade Road Erdington/Chester Road Streetly, Slade Road Erdington (again*), Bilton Rugby, Chester Road Streetly (again*) and Langham Green Streetly. I'm like a bad penny, I keep coming back*... :)
  14. J

    happy birthday to JohnL

    Thanks everyone so much for taking the time to send your messages, they have been very nice to receive. :)
  15. J

    Birmingham Cinemas

    Didn't Davenports take it over?
  16. J

    Erdington

    Yet again, twice in the same day at exactly the same spot and three times in a week! (see BBC News link below) Are these lorry drivers all following their satnavs, without having any regard to the height of their vehicle and the approaching bridge? Surely word is getting around amongst haulage...
  17. J

    Rackhams Store

    Very plush, wasn't it?
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