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    Harborne

    I do remember it, on a Sunday my father would visit his father and brother who lived in Harbourne and have a drink in the Junction, my sister and I would have to stay outside, with a packet of crisps and a bottle Vimto
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    Christmas Traditions – What Were Yours Growing Up?

    On Christmas Eve, my father got a turkey and my job was to get it home. The shop was Hickmans on King Edwards Road.
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    King Edward's Road Ladywood

    King Edwards Road, the next is Anderton Street, followed by Alexandra Street
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    Birmingham Central Library. What do you think?

    Birmingham has a tendency to demolish beautiful buildings. Do you remember those Georgian Houses on the Hagley Road between Five Ways and Monument Road? I remember the GPO in Victoria Square buzzing with activity, in touch with every part of the world. Just to go in and buy a stamp.
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    Birmingham Central Library Ratcliff Place 1882 - 1974

    I thought the old Victorian Central Library a wonderful place most of all on a rainy day. It's where I first met Horatio Hornblower.
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    Portland Road School Ladywood

    Thanks for your help. Can you remember what Mrs. Maddison taught?
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    Portland Road School Ladywood

    Do you remeber the female teacher for geography?
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    Portland Road School Ladywood

    Mr. Goodenough sport.
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    Cannon Hill Park

    I remember the sounds of woodpeckers in Warley Woods
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    St Peters R C School Broad Street

    St. Peters Chapel from St. Peters School playground.
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    Portland Road School Ladywood

    Do yolu remember the name of the art teacher, Miss?
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    Nelson Street Primary School Ladywood

    I went to Nelson Street School for Science, in the Mid 50's from St. Patricks RC School. The science teacher was a Mr. Cadwalleder.
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    Portland Road School Ladywood

    I remember Amy Aston, Mr.Probert, maths, Mr. Cross, english, Mrs. Cook, biology Mr. Jones carpentry and I think Miss Thompson for history. There were four houses, Cavell, Curie, Scott, and Grenfell. I was in Grenfell although I'm still not sure who Grenfell was.
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    Birmingham air raids

    My father was a fire spotter on top of a factory. On November 1940 he thought there was an early sunrise.The red glow was the night Coventry was bombed. At that time my Dad and Mum lived in Cox Street and by an odd chance decided to go to a cinema instead of going home. The shelter for Cox...
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    Kardomah New Street and Colmore Row

    Opps! sorry Fuchs of course. Thanks for your appropriate correction
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    Kardomah New Street and Colmore Row

    We think we know all the moles in MI6, but who were the moles in MI5? They wee responsible for monitoring illegal radio transmissions.
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