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    Bevington Road Aston

    big gee there were 3 sons George was the oldest
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    Bevington Road Aston

    when we were kids we used sit with night watchman in his tin hut at night in front of his brazier on the corner oppo poultneys when they were removing tram rails people used to pinch the wooden blocks covered in tar for the fire
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    Bevington Road Aston

    Big Gee was your mom named Dorothy by any chance can remember them having daughter as I sometimes went in your grandads shed when he was working in the garden
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    Bevington Road Aston

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    Bevington Road Aston

    message to Ralph the four houses up the entry when I llast knew them were number 1 Mr& Mrs Howe he drove for Bill Swtchgear--2 were the Charltons Albert Ena andIRIS --3 ttwo sisters the Evans--4the Ashcrofts
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    Bevington Road Aston

    yes remember it well and the builders yard behind name of Dangerfield next to the air raid shelter was Rabones fruit and veg next door was a milliners shop
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    Bevington Road Aston

    anyone remember Sheila and Teresa Rooney lived about number 35
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    Bevington Road Aston

    hi Phil Davids sister was Pat she learned me to write my name on the back of the garage doors next to where you lived
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    Bevington Road Aston

    big gee what was the name Diapers daughter and was that your mother we moved there in 47
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    Bevington Road Aston

    ~1948-ish, any body remember toffee apple Joes and the Empress cinema Wards building supplies Mrs Powell fish & chips Woods herbalists Norris furniture ,Roses cafe KD garage Witton rd Eileen Norris daughter of Norris,s Maggie Forsyte Gloria Rickets Brian Dunne DaveTonkinson David Kendall...
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    Wellhead Lane

    it was used by Birchfield rd school
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    Wellhead Lane

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    Bevington Road Aston

    Darlingtons hardware timber &toys next door was Turners sweets & tobacco oppo was Hickertons greengrocer oppo radio shop Beeches charged your accumaltor glass battery for radio oppo Benton & Stone Enots last known Eastern ave Lichfield
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    Bevington Road Aston

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    Bevington Road Aston

    do you remember Kendals shop and garage where cycles were stored on Villa days
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    Bevington Road Aston

    Di Poppit the trams came up Witton rd turned into Bevington rd along Trinity rd towards Aston cross via Park rd the tram depot was in Witton lane trams ran along Witton ln up Witton rd to six ways we would take tram along Victoria rd to Lichfield rd to Cuckoo bridge when trams finished the 39...
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    Bevington Road Aston

    did you live near to Howard Crisp used to work public lighting always carried his ladder for gas lamps Billy Beech owned shop before Leslie Smith
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    Bevington Road Aston

    Saturdays you could not cross the road because trams were nose to tail
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    Bevington Road Aston

    yes Diapers lived at 22 next door 20 was a bicyle shop origionally Moxons then Bowyers
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    Bevington Road Aston

    Edna May and George Henry
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