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Hi Allan There was a Paul Jones in my class, he appeared in the school musicals which they put on....wonder if he the same lad ....

Hi Allan Always nice to connect with a former Upper Thomas Street lad....The woodwork shop was located in the main school below the science class, it was the metal class based at Aston Hall Road annex, the photo's I would say are later than 1965, my guess either 1969 or 1970 when it closed and...

Another shocker to the system, like most I have known Jennifer for many years and like everyone else I can honestly say she was a lovely lady to talk too, never a nasty word about anyone, she will be missed not only on this forum but all the others she was a member of....thoughts are with her...

Great photo's Ray....

I miss that 1 o'clock siren.....

His name was Alan Stevens.....he lived at the top of Upper Thomas Street during the 1960's ....

Yes...I remember it...used to sell Aston Martins, Jensens etc..this was in the early 1970's, didn't he date or marry Ann Aston off the golden shot ?..He moved out around 1971/2 and was taken over by Gorden Love, I purchased my second car off him Ford Anglia Estate I am sure that was in 1972....

Its the weather cock on the Vicarage Road School....

Most of that area was pulled down between 1969 and 1971 .....

The majority the clothes I wear are still in the 70's designs I am scared to go to a museum because I could end up as an exhibit....I only wear Wrangler jeans, polo shirts, Levi's belt buckle which I have worn nearly every day since 1970, the belts started off small and got really large over...

Emmall.....if you go to page 3 of the section you will find a few more photo's of the Lane... The new brickwork on some of the houses are probably just repairs, they were never shops in my time living in that area...

Don't know if a reference to this book as been posted before or not.....the on-line price varies between £2.50 and £80.00 , I think mine is a first edition, I know I have it over 30 years ... The True Story of H P Sauce by Landen Dinsdale Daniel Jennifer

Another view of the same pub....taken from the Astonbrook-through-Astonmanor (facebook) ....

That looks like someones house to me rather than a pub.....

I know I am a few years to late with this one....I walked past this building hundreds of times when I was a young lad born not to far away from here......Hint: Look at the upper windows .....

I took this photo of his grave in April / May 2006....

I knew I had one of the play ground as well....in fact I thought I had two.....if I do come across it I will post ....

These are the only ones I think I have of the school in question

Hi Jim.....If its me you have posted this photo for , if so Thank you ...but its not the one....Lyn posted it sometime last year, the name of the pub was the Pump Taven, which was on the corner of Sutherland Street and Montague Street in Aston, it was taken in 1936, the baby in the photo is my...

Here you are Wendy ....