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    Birmingham in 1970s

    hi, paul E, do you know of any more film,s made in brum. there was a showing of a drama on bbc 1 or 2 in 1977-78, in st,martins flats,most of the local,s were there seeing been made,my parent,s watched,i would have loved to have seen it any idea,s or info on this[ it was not the gangters, drama...
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    The Lamp Bordesley

    HI,EVERY-ONE [CARPENTER,S ARM,S] CAN ANYBODY HELP, I,M LOOKING FOR ROGER, McGAULEY WHO WAS RUNNING THE PUB IN,70,S,EARLY 80,S. HIS PARENT,S HAD THERE SHOP,S IN GOOCH ST & VAUGHTON ST, PLEASE HELP HE HAS HISTORY OF ST,MARTIN,S FLAT,S ON CINE REEL,S,MANY THANK,S CHRISTY,,p,s ANYONE REMEMBER THE...
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    The Lamp Bordesley

    Hi,everyone, [bag Of Nail,s] Or The Carpenter,s Arm,s, I Am Trying To Trace,
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    Middlemore Homes Archives

    SUMMERHILL-HOUSE hi folk,s ,,i was lead to beleave my grandfather was in shenley-field,s home,s from [1915-1028], know wonder i could not find any record,s down at KEW,ARCHIVE,S, & THIS WEEK IN JUNE,2008 HE SPEND THE FIRST 3years at summerhill-hse somewhere by dudley rd hospital, can any one...
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    Where is This? 12

    hi ,phil i think it,s the park keepers house in highgate park, is it?,christy
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    Balsall Heath.

    hi, malta,, are you the sister of jane,ruth,& trudi as i grow up with them in st,martins flats. i know trudi was with my cousin noel & do not know if they are still together as i have left highgate 25+ year,s but still have great memorie,s. i have tried to contact roger Mcgauley about the tape...
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    Kingshurst

    does anyone remember John the van man who came around every night with sweets and groceries and twice on sundays also the sweet van who came only on sundays. and the Jolly roger ice cream van who gave you a great big bowl of ice cream aqnd often gave the kids any broken ice lols he had Now...
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    Kingshurst

    hi lynn i lived in Devonshire street winston green and we moved to kinghurst and i remember going to yorkswood school i lived in bassetts grove with my sister carol and brothers billy and shaun i went onto cooks lane school (kinghurst comp) a few years ago mind you...my name back then was pat...
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    Yorkswood York’s Wood camp site Castle Bromwich

    i remember the scouts really well i went to all the gang shows the jumbles on saturdays and the lanturns hanging in the trees as we all made our way through the woods to the 1st hollow with logs all around . We sat there singing songs and toasting marshmellows and got scared to death as we made...
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    Where is this 2007- 2008 queries

    i everyone, the school i went to in digbeth in flootgate st, was st,michael,s which had a TOWER, IS IT THAT ONE,cheero,, christy
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    Military hospitals in Birmingham WW1

    hi cromwell, great work , i had 2 uncles in dudley rd hospital Ist world war,, can you check your list,s if you have the time they were,PATRICK,SHARKEY,,& WILLIAM NICHOLL,, MANY THANK,S christy
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    Birmingham Childrens' Homes in the 1950s

    hi, every one, who know,s were i can get [INFO- ON SHENLEY-FIELD,S HOME,S]i-e school, register,s leaving cert,ANY INFO,DATE [1915-1930] THAT,S HOW LONG MY GRANDFATHER WAS THERE.i have phoned some department,s & no joy please help,, i have jill plumley,s book telling a picture of the history of...
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    Birmingham Childrens' Homes in the 1950s

    HELLO, EVERY ONE,SHENLEY FIELDS,COTTAGE HOME,S, is were my grandfather ended up, he was 3, when he ented the home,s in 1915-1928, he never spoke at all of his life in the home,s, i was 15, when he passed away in 1975,bless him.I spoke to my mom about his parent,s,wait for it his father died in...
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    Military hospitals in Birmingham WW1

    hi every one,,hospital record,s, for dudley rd hospital 1, world war who has them & were can i get copy,s from his name was PATRICK SHARKEY,
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    Kent Street Baths

    hi, jean, my name is chris, delaney, i do have a photo of poor children in 1910 in kent st they floor boarded the swimming area [christmas-party] molly may was a witness when my granny got married in 1940, molly was seen in the kingsheath area a few year,s ago she would be well in her 80,s...
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    Kent Street Baths

    hi, jean many thank,s for getting back & yes i would like some more info on KENT, ST please from DOROTHY,H ALSO THERE MOST BE FILM FOOTAGE &PHOTO,S TAKEN THERE WERE SO MANY COMPETITION,S AT THE BATH,S,IHAVE A GROUP PHOTO OF PEOPLE FROM THE BATH,S I KNOW MOLLY MAY IS THERE ,PLEASE GET IN TOUCH...
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    Kent Street Baths

    HELLO every one i had two uncles worked at moseley bath,s ned nicholl ,davey kane. we never used that bath,s as it alway,s made our eye,s sore so 6 days aweek, it was kent st. the whole gang was into every competition i wish there was film footage or photo,s of us. i knew molly may she worked on...
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    balsall heath

    hi dave go to your local library & get a book called[the archive photographs series MOSELEY, BALSALL HEATH,HIGHGATE] ON PAGE48 ,NUMBER,S 17-53,VAUGHTON ST,1956 THE YEAR, THE BOOK HAS MOST OF THE STREET,S PHOTO,S IN HIGHGATE & OF ST, MARTIN,S FLAT,S WHE IT WAS GETTING BUILD [1936] & WHEN IT WAS...
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    Shenley Fields

    hi jacqueline, i do hope you get the book its our history to, i bet you that you will not put this book down, it is 100, year,s of people,s live,s like oliver twist,also there was famous M,P who was a manager of shenley- field,s in the 70,s i will not say her name only her
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    Silver Blades Ice Rink

    hi gillian, the john atkin,s i knew was long blond hair big build in his early 50,s now he was alway,s of to butlin,s in the 70,s he had an eye for the girl,s then, he came from highgate were i grow up at ST MARTIN,S FLAT,S he was about 3years older then me , i am sure rita atkins lived in the...
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