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  1. dek carr

    Fox Street

    Fox St Was Between Coleshill St and Curzon St. Dek
  2. dek carr

    Birmingham South and North

    Na, Quinton,Hall Green,Harborne,& Weoley Castle and any other districts in those areas are all South Birmingham.Dek
  3. dek carr

    Birmingham South and North

    B,ham 32 =Woodgate valley area this I would say is South B,ham.Dek
  4. dek carr

    Birmingham South and North

    B,Ham South=Bristol Rd, B,ham North=Sutton Coldfield Dek
  5. dek carr

    Where in Birmingham was this taken ??

    Well done Pud that looks like it for sure.Dek
  6. dek carr

    Where in Birmingham was this taken ??

    Thanks Pud not my side of town but we have members that were from there and may know it. Dek
  7. dek carr

    Where in Birmingham was this taken ??

    Hi Pud i,m not familiar with this street what area was (or is ) it in? Dek
  8. dek carr

    Where in Birmingham was this taken ??

    Phil I see a problem with your theory,where is the viaduct? Dek
  9. dek carr

    Mike Guest

    I,m so saddened by this news I met Mike on one occasion and could tell he was a really nice guy with time for every one always willing to help.My condolences go to his family at this sad time R.I.P.Mike.Dek
  10. dek carr

    A Family of Policemen

    Sylvia Bloomsbury Police Station was a very large imposing building (this would cover Chicheley St) and may had an accommodation quarter as a Inspector I would think he would have been based at Steelhouse Lane in the town centre.Dek
  11. dek carr

    9 Chesheley Street? Aston Birmingham

    Sylvia I have many photos of the area but I have never found any of Chicheley St or St James St.This is the only one I have seen its the bottom of Chicheley St were it meets the Vauxhall Rd you can just make out the Outdoor on the corner just past the van. Dek
  12. dek carr

    9 Chesheley Street? Aston Birmingham

    Hello Lindy St James was bombed in the war parts of the graveyard are still there with some of the old headstones the whole area was demolished and all the people were move to different areas.Chicheley St was on a hill and we used it for our go-carts(4 old pram wheels and a couple of bits of...
  13. dek carr

    9 Chesheley Street? Aston Birmingham

    Sorry Lindy it,s my spelling well it was from 50 years ago it,s how we pronounced it.Dek P.S I have edit it.
  14. dek carr

    9 Chesheley Street? Aston Birmingham

    Sylyal I think we may as Wendy says a miss transcription I think this may be Chicheley St just up the Vauxhall Rd from where I used to live it disappeared in the 60s this was only one St away from St James of the Lee Church. Dek
  15. dek carr

    Cambridge Street area HELP Required

    Sylyal If you have Windows 7 try the snipping tool.Dek
  16. dek carr

    Bookbinder

    Well done Mike it looked identical. Dek
  17. dek carr

    Back to Back Visit (On the Day)

    3 the back 153 Latimer st I think Wendy.Dek
  18. dek carr

    Back to Back Visit (On the Day)

    Barrie you forgot the cockroaches that scurried around in the dark and went with a crack if you trod on one.You are right it,s not what I remember thats why I will not be going to visit.I for one was glad to leave and couldn,t get out quick enough. Dek
  19. dek carr

    Duddeston Manor School Great Francis Street Nechells

    Didn,t know it was due for demolition I know it is having a large extension being built on the playground area.I was a 19 year old electrical apprentice and I work on the building must have been about 1963.I must be getting old they are knocking buildings down that I worked on the next one to go...
  20. dek carr

    the bulls head..bishopgate st

    I used this pub in the early 60s before (blow in the bag) it was a stopping off point have a few pints of cheap beer and then off to the Tower Ballroom to spend the rest of the night.Also had a great party room upstairs.Dek
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