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    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

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    OLD AND NEW PHOTOGRAPHS

    Technically, I thought there was actually only 1 because all the others had their opening doors on corners of other streets?
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    The Boar House: Bull Street

    There is an earlier post 2013 on here regarding Bear Yard. Heading was 'Information on Street'
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    On Gardeners World on Friday they spoke about how dry February was.
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    Park Road Hockley

    It was by a back to back entry where your go in on Ford Street and could come out in Whitmore Street.
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    HAPPY 70TH VIVIENNE14

    Congratulations Viv I hope you enjoy your day.
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    Park Road Hockley

    Yes it caught a bomb as it was close to the bus garage which was heavily bombed, I remember it used to have a great big piece of wood leaning against it propping it up.
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    Park Road Hockley

    Our house is the 4th one down on Ford Street which also has a yard backing onto Park Road
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    Park Road Hockley

    I wonder why it says Lodge Road though
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    Park Road Hockley

    You could eat inside the cafe so perhaps they were being posh and and saying dining rooms. I used to go most mornings to get a sausage sandwich for Peggy/Newsagents.
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    Park Road Hockley

    Park Road 1968
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    Park Road Hockley

    The fish and chip shop was a little further up past Peggys Newsagents Shop - which you can see the shop in the photo
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    Park Road Hockley

    This is another photo of the same place.
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    Park Road Hockley

    Corner of Park Road/Ford Street
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    Granville Street Ladywood

    I presume thats where the name came from for the Follett Osler School
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    Ford Street Hockley

    Here is Eric's version he painted for me. When we lived there the lamp post was in front of our house not over the road as shown on the original picture.
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    Ford Street Hockley

    No not me sorry
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    Ford Street Hockley

    I still keep in contact with Sheila. This is me and your mom dancing at Sheila's 21st
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    Ford Street Hockley

    Hi Mike, I was your mom's friend. You can see a lady on the doorstep then just down from her you can see a little shop which was No 10 Ford Street, your nans house was just up an entry at the side of No 11
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    Birmingham Town Hall

    The day the music died 3/2/1959
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