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    Latimer Street, B15

    I don't know which of my two sisters you might remember. My older sister Pat was born in1934 and my other sister Chris in 1949. We all went to good old St Thomas School so did our brother Ant who you might remember. Did you know the Espley family, well only Ronnie and his dad, I think they might...
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    Latimer Street, B15

    Hello Barry. Yes I think it was Barry Hopwood I remember from school. If you recall the time I "borrowed" your raincoat then it definitely is you. Did you live in what we down our end used to call "top Latimer" or further down, maybe by Mrs Johnsons little grocery shop? Other kids names I...
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    St Thomas C Of E School Granville Street

    The school definitely is/was St Thomas's and the picture is of the senior school, as stated. I was there from 1943 or 44 to the end of 1954. When I left the headmaster was Mr. Bate - Jones, who never cracked his face. Before him I think was Mrs. Bray. Some of the teachers I remember were Mr...
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    Latimer Street, B15

    I was born in in a back to back in Gt Colmore Street in December 1939 just after the war started. We lived up the yard and grannie and grandad lived in the house fronting on to the street The area was flattened in October 1940 while we were all sheltering down somebody's cellar so we were...
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