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    St Clements School Nechells

    I went to st. Clements from 1960 to 1964 I loved that school. We used to do handstands and play tig and orange and lemons. When I moved up to class 4 we had to go up an iron staircase outside which was really dangerous when it was icy. We used to loved sliding on the ice in the playground but...
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    Hope Street School Birmingham

    I went to Hope street school briefly in 1959 when we lived in Bishop street I was about 5 and my brother was 7.
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    Davenports

    I used to work at the white lion in the early 1970s as a bar maid in the evenings and all day Saturday and sunday, I'm sure the celler was haunted I use to hear weird noises when I used to do stock taking. The theatre people would drink in the lounge and at the back the local people from the...
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    Great Francis Street Nechells

    When was the houses in great Francis street built my grandparents were there in 1911 at 150 great Francis street.
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    Duke street

    In the early 1960s my stepmother worked at Duke street police station as a cleaner I would go with her . I would go outside where the stables were and say hello to the horses in the stables.
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    info on Barbarella's and Peppermint Place nightclubs

    I used to to the rum runner every week at opening time, the magic roundabout by jasper carrot used to be on the loud speaker .
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    Saltley / Duddeston & Nechells Area

    our house was down the road from the police station, all gone on this photo
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    Nechells Park Secondary Modern School Charles Arthur St School

    was your maiden name Christine Nicholls. My name was Barbara stockhall.
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    Cromwell Street

    That's interesting as he and his first wife were from Leicester originally.
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    Cromwell Street

    My grandfather was living in Cromwell Street in 1909 William Gardner his first wife died in child birth. They got married in St. Matthews church. On their wedding certificate it didn't say which number they lived at in Cromwell street, I don't know why?
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    White Lion Horse Fair, Scarlet's Club Horse Fair

    I worked at the white lion pub for 3 years as a barmaid from 1971. We used to get famous people who would come into the lounge Charlie williams,police five presenter,the orchestra from the hippodrome would dash in for a quick drink in their interval. In the back room the locals would drink most...
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