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    Birmingham Open Air Schools - Cropwood, Hunter's Hill, Marsh Hill and Skilts (excl. Haseley Hall and Uffculme)

    I'm interested Lorraine.. keep them coming. Try stating dates,and people u knew from both school.?
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    Birmingham Open Air Schools - Cropwood, Hunter's Hill, Marsh Hill and Skilts (excl. Haseley Hall and Uffculme)

    Hi old boy..was your uncle the caretaker with no fingers on 1 hand and bald..if so,I thought he was great
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    Birmingham Open Air Schools - Cropwood, Hunter's Hill, Marsh Hill and Skilts (excl. Haseley Hall and Uffculme)

    Hi there micheal..just jumped on to say we got another thing in common..we both lived on bracebridge street.
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    Birmingham Open Air Schools - Cropwood, Hunter's Hill, Marsh Hill and Skilts (excl. Haseley Hall and Uffculme)

    Hello micheal wicks.. First let me apologise for the amount of time I've been away. Wasnt intentional,I just thought we had extracted all the memories of that time,and that there wasnt much more to say? I studied ur picture,and have tried really hard to remember u..but the memories just wont...
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    Birmingham Open Air Schools - Cropwood, Hunter's Hill, Marsh Hill and Skilts (excl. Haseley Hall and Uffculme)

    I drive up to hhoas quite regularly..it hasn't changed that much..there's a few more buildings around the block area,and the hill is very overgrown with trees,but pretty much the same. Will send u my phone numba 2morro and we can catch up propa..take care.marketman 1956.
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    Birmingham Open Air Schools - Cropwood, Hunter's Hill, Marsh Hill and Skilts (excl. Haseley Hall and Uffculme)

    I am one of those names mentioned in the pupils list..but I won't say who on here. Wen I was at hhoas Mr evershed was the art teacher.he had a beard and a bad temper as I remember?
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    Birmingham Open Air Schools - Cropwood, Hunter's Hill, Marsh Hill and Skilts (excl. Haseley Hall and Uffculme)

    Pupils..there was,denneth Drysdale,aiden jordan,Sean burns,phillip horsley(scope) and his brother francis,Raymond Tilley,and brother Charlie.. Pete McGrath,tommy folan,john burchell Vincent okane,Patrick's brother,I cud go on and on..I All so have a good memory for the girls names from cropwood...
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    Birmingham Open Air Schools - Cropwood, Hunter's Hill, Marsh Hill and Skilts (excl. Haseley Hall and Uffculme)

    All so decided to drop sum names on u,to c how good it memory is. Teachers,miss Buckley,nurse Barrett,Mr Jones,Mr pinner,Mrs Morgan,Mr evershed,miss stains,miss Townsend,miss Crewe,Mr brownsword,Mr rabbit.
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    Birmingham Open Air Schools - Cropwood, Hunter's Hill, Marsh Hill and Skilts (excl. Haseley Hall and Uffculme)

    Hi micheal,I pride myself on having a good memory,2 of the names u mentioned I know very well,ie Stephen rose and Patrick okane.. in fact I still see Patrick he lives 2 miles from me. And rosey(as we called him) was a diabetic.and was my room mate in the block. I don't recognise ur picture that...
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    Birmingham Open Air Schools - Cropwood, Hunter's Hill, Marsh Hill and Skilts (excl. Haseley Hall and Uffculme)

    Hi micheal..I was at hhoas in the 60s thru to 71. I think I rememba u..was u tall very slim with black hair and suffered from asthma and eczema?
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