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    St Chads Birmingham Lookups

    cheer,s macca, is the bmd on line? to check yourself, or do u have to go to st chad,s. it was the holy family church they got married in, it,s my understanding u had to have your baptisim to get married? in a catholic church, they have no record,s of this in the holy family church, in small...
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    St Chads Birmingham Lookups

    Here is one of 7,names his mother used, her name at that time was, clementina newman in 1912, his dad,john newman.. All the best,..christy
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    St Chads Birmingham Lookups

    My grandfather was born,feb,1912. At gough.rd.greet,[yardley]his name john edward newman, a roman catholic, he was put into care when he was 3,years,old, he never know his father, only his name,[john newman] he died in [1915] my grandfather got married in 1940,in a catholic church, i went to...
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    Chad Valley Toy Company Ltd, Harborne

    hi all the two photos, the second one is that the one in highgate, by the peacock,pub,? chad vally, toy,s dose anyone know what year it went on fire, & was there news coverage? please help,..christy,..why is cromwell x out?
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    balsall heath

    hi,dave,in the photo are my brother, from left,john,michael.mullan,john.tarpaley, gary & stephern.brown,chris mason & i took the photo,chris.great pic,s still have some more,to do,all the best.
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    balsall heath

    hi,every one, a nice photo of the gang in [1968] in front of st martins flat,s, i took this pic,,christy...
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    Balsall Heath.

    hi, folk,s a photo of rea,st the last year,s 1970, the head master retire,s mr adam,s, great time,s. that,s me in between the to lady,s. .christy..
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    Do you know this swimming bath?.

    geegee,jean, photo,s are of erdington bath,s the bath,s have never changed ok.. christy....
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    Balsall Heath.

    TO POM & MALTA,IT,S BRILL LOOKING AT YOUR PIC,S,I AM WAITING FOR MY KID,S TO COME OFF THERE TRIP,S, SO THEY CAN SHOW ME,MALTA WHAT IS i m is that a thread to put my e,mail on,, u know i am not much, good on this,please help,thank,s also did u know margaret,welch from dymoke st, she moved to...
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    Balsall Heath.

    HI YA PHIL, just look on there book site,it,s down to £1.34, now & they sell it at the british library,s, dose that mean local as well, i took alook inside this book, it,s look,s great,,well done.. christy
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    Balsall Heath.

    phil, nice one, do u order that book on line or is there a book shop? some where, as u know phil i am still the new kid on the block,[learning], have u got the old copy of the same name,1996, ISBN O75240680 9,COMPILED BY marian-baxter & peter-drake,it,s good too,, thank,s phil,, christy
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    Balsall Heath.

    great picture,s phil,,well done, when rea, st was closed in 1970, we all had to go to chandos, for 12, month,s to finish off our schooling, there not many photo,s of rea,st out there, thank,s christy
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    Balsall Heath.

    hello charlie, great photo,s people have, i don,t know how to scan yet charlie, ill wait for the kid,s to come of holiday this week, i say kid,s there all touching 30,,o,k see u soon,, christy
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    Balsall Heath.

    HI,EVERYONE,, BRILL PHOTO,S, ilived facing highgate park,& in 1975,the camera,s rolled in & they where filming the b,ham [drama GANSGTER,S] WE JUST SAT THERE WATCHING IT being made,a month later it was on tele.HELP FOR INFO OF A DRAMA MADE IN ST,MARTIN,S FLAT MADE [1977-8] MY PARENT,S WATCHED...
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    Balsall Heath.

    FANTASTIC,PICTURE,S,mikejee, i,ll have too tell me how u get them on the screen, as i keep asking the kid,s what to do ,still i am getting there slowly, don,t photo,s bring it all back, the street,s,car,s house,s the people, brillant stuff, the more the merry & many thank,s,, christy
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    Balsall Heath.

    christina,,please can you scan a few photo,s of highgate , st martin,s flat,s area,s. with all the pic,s we all have we to should make a booklet & our storie,s too,[maybe] u are only around the corner from me, tile cross,me i have a arial photo of st martin,s flats & all of highgate in [1961]...
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    Balsall Heath.

    hi mikegee, what brillant photo,s of highgate, the more the merry,i to have a few , still have not got the nack to put them on the site yet, & read fellow brum,s story,s it,s great stuff, more photo,s please,,cheero,, christy
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    Duddeston Slum Clearance

    hi,MAND please help,, i am trying to watch THE SLUM,S OF GOOCH ST, when i press the picture only the voice come,s on,please help DO I NEED TO PRESS THE[ADOPE FLASH PLAYER, OR PRESS THE DOWNLOAD BUTTON, TO VIEW IT] HELPPPPPPPP, MANY-THANK,S, CHRISTY
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    Duddeston Slum Clearance

    hi gary, back again there was a film made in ST, MARTIN,S FLAT,S[1977-8] ONE OF THEM PLAY,S THEY DID BACK THEN[LIKE PLAY FOR TODAY] OR THE WENDESDAY PLAY, HAVE YOU GOT ANY IDEA,S, MANY THANK,S AGAIN ,,christy
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    Duddeston Slum Clearance

    gary, can you help me,i am NOT very good on the P,C, i tryed to see the film of gooch st slum,s [1956] i press the arrow on the picture & only the voice come,s over, i know nothing about [ADOBE-FLASH-PLAYER] PLEASE HELP IF YOU CAN, i lived by gooch,st loved to see some film footage, many thank,s...
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