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    Hurst Street S.M.A.G.

    I think the Silversmith/Silvermaker is a T. Wooley of Birmingham which would coincide with the letter being a " D " making the year 1928-29.
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    Long gone shops

    What happened to all the Tobacconists ? I remember a great one in Needless Alley, you could get Cigarette brands from all over the world i.e. French Disque Bleu and Gitanes, American Lucky Strike, Russian Sobranie wth the fancy gold tips, Turkish, etc. Lots of choice of tobacco blends for...
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    Long gone shops

    Mmmmmmmm. Firkins Pineapple Creams. There was also Starkeys who did very cakes.
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    Long gone shops

    I remember wearing nylon shirts and getting a mild shock when you put them on.
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    Long gone shops

    Chelsea Girl on a Saturday was always a " must visit " on a Saturday after spending lunchtime in the Tavern in the Town, sad really. I guess it was Birminghams equivalent to Londons Biba but perhaps not on the same level.
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    Hurst Street S.M.A.G.

    Sorry, I read it as a H.
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    Hurst Street S.M.A.G.

    Small Heath Angling Club ?
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    Kings Head Bearwood

    I had my wedding reception here, 41 years ? ago. We got married at Kings Norton and then drove over to Bearwood.
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    Write it down

    I always had a diary for Christmas but never maintained it for very long, but when my kids started to go to University I decided to write them a weekly letter and this I have maintained for the past 15 years. I know they have kept these " rambling " notes which I hope they will look back on...
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    Baldwin Family

    Thank you, I understand, still learning how to use Forum .
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    Baldwin Family

    Hi, just found this thread so apologise for it's lateness. My Mother was a Baldwin, her father was William " Bill " Baldwin who lived in Anderton Street, Ladywood. Mom was born in 1931 and had a younger brother Laurie, her Mother was May Taylor who also lived in Ladywood.
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    Doctors

    I remember my family renting a house for a couple of years off Dr. Massey for our holidays down at Looe, Cornwall. It was on the front overlooking the sea.
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    Telephone history: Telephone Service in Birmingham

    Yes I remember it, I think it was up by Good Hope Hospital. I was on Internal Installation based at Sutton Exchange and Rectory fell under the same remit. Didn't they introduce " Crossbar " there, the replacement to Strauger ?
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    Queens Drive City Centre

    Great pics. especially the 7th , closed waiting room, rather poignant in current times.
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    Harborne

    My Grandad used to catch the bus from Bartley Green every Saturday to buy a Cottage Loaf, a small Tin Loaf and some Dripping cakes from there
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    Birmingham butchers retail

    Another old trick was to put their thumb on the scales when your purchase was weighed, I doubt if that was perculiar to butchers alone ?
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    St Pauls Church St Pauls Square

    Hi, just found this thread. My Mom and Dad got married at St. Pauls and then had a double decker bus to transport all the guests to the reception at the Grand Hotel on Colmore Row.
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    What do you watch on tv nowadays ?

    some one said "silence is golden" .lol I dont dont swear,smoke or drink,or lie.;)..... When i watch a film, i dont want to hear someone call another person a QU**R C**T it shocked me..... oh i just remember'd i have left me ruddy cigs in the pub. :D:D I believe it is not just a case of not...
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    They Were Caught In Our Old Street Pics...

    I believe the wooden version was a " Dolly " and the copper version was a " Posser" . Both did the same job , the Dolly perhaps with more brute force and the Posser was more sophisticated and more kindred to modern day washing machines, but in a manual way. There was also the Scrubbing Board...
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    Where did you live

    I was born in Lordswood Maternity Home, Harborne, and lived in Anderton Street, Ladywood, whilst my Dad was serving in the Fleet Air Arm in Korea. We moved to Elgin in Scotland when the war ended and then briefly lived in Cotteridge when Dad finished his service. Then back to Ladywood at the...
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