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    Alex's Pie Stands

    Hi Carolina, this is a great photo. I was a regular in the early sixties, we would meet up an go of for rides to Stourport-on Seven, Watford Gap, Leamington Spar or some other caffe, then back to Alex's for a pie or hot dog.
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    Brookfields Ellen Street School

    Hi Maggs, I went to Brookfields from 1950 - 57, did you find out what year the photo was taken?
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    Icknield St School

    Hi Astonian, I'm a new member and I went to Icknield St for 1957-61. Mr Kitchen became Headmaster while I was there, although he was very strict and caned me for no going straight back to school after a swimming trip, he did help me to go to a school camp. I really wanted to go on a camping...
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    Snow Hill Station

    Hi Viv, one of the express train to from Snow Hill to Cornwall was called 'The Cornishman'. In the 50's and early 60's the loco's would be gleaming and coaches full of holiday makers during the summer months.
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    Snow Hill Station

    As a boy living in Brookfields I was a keen train spotter, after school my mother would make me and my younger brother sandwiches and we would catch the train from Hockley to Snow Hill, spend an hour or two on the station spotting, but the highlight was always the Inter City Express...
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    Bus Tokens

    I went to Icknield St School in the late 50's and we were given bus tokens to go swimming at Kent St baths. One time myself and a few other boys decided before going back to schoolto we would go to a cafe and listen to the jukebox, when we got back we were sent straight to the headmaster Mr...
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