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    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    I wondered why the nuts were disappearing so quickly!! It's no use you trying to look cute, I know what you've been doing!
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    Picture re-touch

    Best that I can manage
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    Photo Repair Please

    With colour added
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    Photo Repair Please

    Here's my attempt Here's my attempt
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    Hairdressing & barbering

    Remember the Harmony hairspray adverts from the 70's? There were many variations. Here are a couple of the early ones Is she? Isn't she? Pete
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    Somerville Rd school

    11 plus passes Somerville Road School. 1957 and 1960
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    Photo restoration

    Hi John. Here's my attempt. It's impossible to distinguish the facial features, but I've had a try!
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    Missing Landlord 191 Grange Rd Small Heath

    Jerry, who runs https://smallheath.proboards.com/ might be able to help you. He lived in Grange road for many years and has a very good knowledge and records of the area
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    Pitmaston Road School, Hall Green

    Grandma Do you happen to know the names of any of the other "actors" by any remote chance, since my mother went to Pitmaston road school at that time?
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    Arden Oak Pub

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    Waverley Grammar School

    Do you have a sister, Pauline, who also went to Somerville & Waverley, together with her friend Christine Clarke?
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    Clothes & shoes of yesteryear

    Trendy in the mid 60's, but hopeless for playing football over the park!!
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    Picture re-touch

    Added some colour ...
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    Picture re-touch

    Pauline Here's my attempt
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    Trying to identify a lido!

    You might try the link "Lost lidos" which may be of help https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/lost-lidos.8930/
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    Recommendations? Lives of c19th & c20th Birmingham oral history

    This site would also be worth a visit for Small Heath/Bordesley Green pictures and memories of the 20th century https://smallheath.proboards.com/
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    IN OUR GARDEN 2023

    I wondered why the cornflowers had been flattened!!
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    Metal Treatments Birmingham Ltd Heath Mill Lane

    Metal Treatments moved to a new factory in Cherrywood Road, I believe in the 1980's where they had/have two units. If my memory serves me well, one unit concentrated on subcontract electropaint or powder coat finishing for different outlets, including automotive. The other unit was treatment of...
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    Small Heath Park shops Coventry Road

    Yep. Picture 5 shows the later electric trams route. They were introduced after the steam trams which used the depot opposite the park entrance in picture 4. Having said that, the trams on picture 4 are also electric .
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    Small Heath Tram Depot Coventry Road

    Yep. Picture 1 shows the later electric trams route. They were introduced after the steam trams which used the depot opposite the park entrance in picture 1 Having said that, the trams on picture 1 are also electric .
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