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  1. Mrs T

    Erdington and Sutton High Streets

    Trackline 65 I was a teenager when they decided to dig up Streetly Road to do the 65 bus on tracks. I was shocked that all the big mature trees were pulled out... Living on Birchdale Road,I pasted it everyday on the way to school...
  2. Mrs T

    Villa lose another great name...

    ASTON Villa were today reeling from the death of former player and manager Vic Crowe at the age of 76. Crowe passed away yesterday after a long illness just 24 hours after Villa legend Johnny Dixon died at the age of 85. Crowe spent 12 years as a player at Villa Park, having signed in 1952, and...
  3. Mrs T

    Johnny Dixon

    If you go on to You Tube and search Aston Villa v Manchester United you can see 5 minutes of the 1957 game....
  4. Mrs T

    Johnny Dixon

    ASTON Villa’s 1957 FA Cup-winning skipper Johnny Dixon has died at the age of 85. Dixon played for Villa from 1945 until his retirement in 1961, making 430 appearances and scoring 144 goals. Karl Cort of the Former Players Association said: “In recent years Johnny had suffered from Alzheimers...
  5. Mrs T

    My TV debute.......oh dear!

    Don't keep us in suspense, what did you win then?????
  6. Mrs T

    More about Woolworths

    I was there about 10.30.
  7. Mrs T

    More about Woolworths

    I felt like that too must admit...but then my daughter said that they needed the money so why not spend it there.....
  8. Mrs T

    More about Woolworths

    Erdington Taken today. The shop had made up plastic boxes with various items in for £5. The boxes were sealed so you couldn't see what you were buying,a lucky dip box. Mine had xmas cards,printer paper,t-shirts,paint,lap tray,gloves,clock radio,king size sheet,glue,sellopape,out-door christmas...
  9. Mrs T

    Erdington and Sutton High Streets

    Carol, I must have missed a few of the pound shops as I can think of only one, and a 99p shop...
  10. Mrs T

    Erdington

    Hi Had a quick look at the Swanhurst school web site (www.swanhurst.org) and for that date there was a bombing over at Castle Bromwich Aeroplane Factory . Is that near to your address?
  11. Mrs T

    Where is This? 106

    Highcroft?
  12. Mrs T

    woolworths gone into administration

    At 4.45pm this afternoon I popped into Woolworths in Erdington on my way to the kids swimming lesson. Now at that time of day it's not usually very busy but today it was VERY busy! Do you think everyone needed a fix before it went out of their lives.......
  13. Mrs T

    Where is This? 106

    Sutton Coldfield train station?
  14. Mrs T

    hatfield albert edward

    Parents Marriage? Arthur John Hatfield 1893 Jul-Aug-Sep Birmingham Mary Ann Taylor 1893 Jul-Aug-Sep Birmingham
  15. Mrs T

    hatfield albert edward

    Re: albert edward hatfield mmmmm.. I looked but couldn't find him either....
  16. Mrs T

    Mann

    Thomas might have been else where when the census was taken...visiting someone....will look for a death.
  17. Mrs T

    Mann

    1891 Jessie Mann Age:30 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1861 Relation:Head Spouse's Name:Lizzie A Gender:Male Where born Pershore, Worcestershire, EnglandCivil Parish:Aston Ecclesiastical parish:St John Town Deritend County/Island:Warwickshire Country:England Henry P Mann2 Jessie Mann30...
  18. Mrs T

    Mann

    1861 Jesse Mann Age:1 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1860 Relation:Son Father's Name:Thomas Mother's Name:Ann Gender:Male Where born:Great Comberton, Worcestershire, England Civil Parish:Great Comberton County/Island:Worcestershire Country:England Ann Mann35 Jane Mann9 Jesse Mann1 Maria Mann3...
  19. Mrs T

    Mann

    1881 Now called Jesse Jesse Mann Age:21 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1860 Relation:Son Father's Name:Thomas Mother's Name:Ann Gender:Male Where born Pershore, Worcestershire, Occupation:Ag Lab William Locke77 (visitor) Ann Mann58 Jesse Mann21 Robert Mann18 Thomas Mann52
  20. Mrs T

    Mann

    1871 Nasson Jessie Mann Age:11 Estimated Birth Year:abt 1860 Relation:Son Father's Name:Thomas Mother's Name:Ann Gender:Male Where born:Great Comberton, Worcestershire, England Ann Mann47 Jane Annie Mann19 Maria Mann13 Nasson Jessie Mann11 Robert Nichols Mann7 Roda Elizth Mann23...
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