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  1. G G Jean

    the cedar club

    All good things come to an end!!!!. :joy::joy::joy:
  2. G G Jean

    Ansells Brewery

    Brian Hamer too!!.
  3. G G Jean

    Ansells Brewery

    Pete remembers all of them.
  4. G G Jean

    old car snaps

    Thanks Lyn.
  5. G G Jean

    old car snaps

    Mom and myself on the back of a relatives motor bike and side car.
  6. G G Jean

    old car snaps

    This is a photo of my ex boyfriends old works van on holiday in Prestatyn North Wales. I learned to drive in it.
  7. G G Jean

    old car snaps

    Not sure of the make of my uncles car but he drove all the way from Birmingham to Tallybont in it several times. We never owned a car.
  8. G G Jean

    Aston Villa history

    I was born at 57 Holte road when the lights were on in the front bedroom so I was told.
  9. G G Jean

    Prefabs

    Hi thank you for posting your lovely photo's. The houses in Witton Lane were not back to backs as that was my newspaper round and were quite large compared with some in the area.
  10. G G Jean

    Severn valley railway.

    Will more than likely be on one of the trains with our family too Annie. x Let us know when and will look out for you?. Will be wearing my BHF badge Mike Gee delivered by hand.
  11. G G Jean

    Severn valley railway.

    Thanks Pedrocut we are so lucky to have a caravan at Arley and the railway line is the bottom of the site and we watch the trains go by.
  12. G G Jean

    Severn valley railway.

    Wonder if this is at Highley station?.
  13. G G Jean

    Severn valley railway.

    Wow.
  14. G G Jean

    Hare of the Dog Wellhead Tavern Franchise Street

    That is my photo and fortunately I do have a copy of that one.
  15. G G Jean

    Dentistry past and present in Brum

    Both my mom and Pete's took us out of the surgery after they heard us crying (at different times) but my mom took me to a six ways dentist who said I didn't need a filling at all. It was awful Lyn and has scarred quite a few people for life. I have overcome my fears and prefer the dentist to...
  16. G G Jean

    Dentistry past and present in Brum

    One of my twin sons broke his front tooth and as it was a bank holiday had to go to the old dental hospital. They were brilliant with him and also fitted a temporary silver tooth. The twins are identical and the teachers could never tell the difference. They asked me to embroider a P for...
  17. G G Jean

    Dentistry past and present in Brum

    Hi Raz I went to that hell hole as a child and so did Pete my husband. They used to put straps round your wrist fixed to the arms of the chair. They were vile. The small dentist was German we think and the taller one was Matron like. My mom took me home when they tried drilling my teeth...
  18. G G Jean

    Birchfield Secondary Modern School

    Hi Geoff I remember you well. You lived a few doors away in Holte road Lorraine Nixon was a few doors up from us too. I too went to Yew Tree road school. My name was Jean Lyndon.
  19. G G Jean

    Adverts of yesteryear.

    Afraid not Dolly.
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