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    Park Lane...Aston

    Hi I've tried everything I can think of to find 266 Park Lane on a map. Arthur and Amelia Loake lived there with their family in the 1920's and 30's. Arthur used the front room as his workshop as a boot maker/repairer. Also from a note on a photo of the family the back garden backed onto the HP...
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    Loake shoe repairs, 1920's-1930's

    Hi, after looking into my partners family history we have found her Great Parents. They were Arthur Loake 1871-1939 and Amelia Loake(née Andrews) 1867-1933. We understand they moved to Park Lane, Aston sometime in 1922. Arthur was a shoe repair man whose business was in his front room and the...
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