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  1. G G Jean

    Princess Elizabeth to meet up with King George V

    Les Ross has kept his name on one side of his loco.
  2. G G Jean

    Witton Lane, Aston

    Hi Alan you never ramble on but post a lot of interesting information for us to digest. Pete lived at the top of Witton road and when they took the tracks up his brothers and himself went outside collection the blocks to put on their fire.
  3. G G Jean

    Yew Tree Road school

    Found it at last also one of my brother with the ball on the team photo. Sorry don't know why the won't attach!!.
  4. G G Jean

    Yew Tree Road school

    Yes Tony just round the corner in Yew Tree Road.
  5. G G Jean

    Yew Tree Road school

    Thanks Mike I will try to sort my original one out later. I copied this off my face book school album. Have a couple moor somewhere too.
  6. G G Jean

    Yew Tree Road school

    https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151782418763611&set=a.10151751929728611.1073741831.731943610&type=3&src=https%3A%2F%2Fscontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-xpa1%2Fv%2Ft1.0-9%2F1393610_10151782418763611_1945551029_n.jpg%3Foh%3Db5ec08c17cbfb088d1c522ddba4cc69d%26oe%3D56C9FA29&size=523%2C...
  7. G G Jean

    Yew Tree Road school

    Paul were you in the same class as Helen Lyndon? if so I know she has photo's. Mine are far too early for you.
  8. G G Jean

    Aston Hall Road (formerly Aston Lane)

    Thank you Lyn. I have sent her a message and am sure she will come back on again when she feels up to it.
  9. G G Jean

    Aston Hall Road (formerly Aston Lane)

    Llyn Denis's husband was very poorly and passed away quite recently. I will let her know what you have found as it will buck her up a little bit.
  10. G G Jean

    School trips from Brum.

    My school trip from Yew Tree road junior school was to Weston Super Mare. Couldn't see the sea for mud!!. Had a donkey ride on the one bit of sand there was and Patty Jones fell over on the station platform getting splinters in her legs. I went home covered in mud!!. No health and safety...
  11. G G Jean

    Birmingham Cinemas

    A couple more.
  12. G G Jean

    Birmingham Cinemas

    This is a programme from that cinema. Have not put these on the forum before.
  13. G G Jean

    Kettle family who married into Twist family, both of Birmingham

    I know a Laurence Kettle. He worked at Ansells then Carlsberg for many years.
  14. G G Jean

    Holte Road.

    Gaz I remember Mrs Noon and her brother. Also Mrs Nevil.
  15. G G Jean

    June 2015 edition David Weavers poems.

    I am pleased to say that our own David Weaver has had some of his poems published in Junes edition of Carl's magazine. Well done David.
  16. G G Jean

    Ian Allan R.I.P.

    R.I.P Ian. Thanks from Brian Peter and Mervin also lovers of the railways.
  17. G G Jean

    Aston Hall

    Hi Alan. I remember going to one of the Aston Halls first candlelit tours and went round blowing out he candles.
  18. G G Jean

    Trinity Road

    A Mrs Holmes lived in Holte road and she had relatives either in Witton or Trinity road Donbogen.
  19. G G Jean

    Ansells Brewery

  20. G G Jean

    Ansells Brewery

    Here is another one. and another.
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