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    Lewis's Department Store

    Hi Maria all in-store cakes specially the peach and strawberry slice were done on 6th floor bakery bread and fresh cream cakes also the hams were roasted on the 6th the biscuits were either side the escalator each dept was given number the deli and cheese was s16 tinned goods were another number...
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    Lewis's Department Store

    Assistanf Hi Maria rack hams food hall started much later it wasn't much to start then they had a ScAre with mice and had to shut for awhile our assistant manager off the cheese went there as food hall manager after Lewis's did not treat him well which was a shame he was well liked by every body
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    Bell and Nicholson Drapers' Warehouse Department Store

    I still have a fold over address pad from this warehouse as my parents used to get dfapery from there
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    Lewis's Department Store

    Further to the deli some years later I went to look at the deli I can't remember when and was very sad to see it had Been put on a landing area between ggrond floor and basement not patch what it was does any body remember el sombrero coffee bar was on horse fair
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    Lewis's Department Store

    The good news is some yes later John returned to good health he and his wife opened a nice deli under st Martin's house went to see them it was called delicatessen specialities and they took Wendy with them she used to. Be on frozen foods
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    Lewis's Department Store

    the brains be hind this was due to husband and wife John Ridley Forster the best you could get they were hoteliers un fortunateley while I worked with him he was away then we found out he had a stress break down thats when I took over
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    Lewis's Department Store

    jmadone we had pumpernickel volkon brot plus land brot kummel seed and poppy seed the cheese cake was imported from Germany as all the christmas biscuits pfeffrnusse and the ginger choclate
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    Lewis's Department Store

    The food hall we had the best delicatessen in Brum it was featured on ATV today 6pm news we were either side of the stairs in front the bread counter meats salamis on the right salads olives SMOked salmon on the left later we were moved to travel bureau Square area that made it better as it...
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    Cafe under Lewis's

    That would have been the soda fountain
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    Cafe under Lewis's

    I thought they were asking about Lewis's cafe the subway was built later on don't think I sent in it
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    Cafe under Lewis's

    16 te huur te hê Sorry getting my KS mixed kardomah oppo snow hill kunzle on new st think on corner temple row apologies
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    Cafe under Lewis's

    Kardomah was on new street by Bennet's hill
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    Cafe under Lewis's

    no as I said this was definately inside lewiss kids loved it
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    Cafe under Lewis's

    hi Janice before the subway was built the entrance to lewiss was street level with bull street you went in went down half the stairs then down a second half stair into the basement soda fountain on left side
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    Cafe under Lewis's

    Barrows on new st by odeon posh shop
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    Cafe under Lewis's

    Colmore row
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    Cafe under Lewis's

    The food hall was on the ground floor I ran the deli in the 60 s
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    Cafe under Lewis's

    It was in side Lewis's
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    Cafe under Lewis's

    , The soda fountain It was the soda fountain it was snacks and knicker. Bicker glories the main restraints were on 5th floor the oak and the Tudor room the soft ice cream was private owned by 2 bros
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    Bevington Road Aston

    just a bit of info that might jog some memories coming from the bottom was Leslie Smiths 2 Bobby Flack his mom Mrs Holland 4 Hawkins 6 unsure 8 Woodalls 10 Slaneys 12 Cashmores 16 mrs Wright 18Poyners 20 Bowyers 22 Daipers 24 Bs eebees 26 Gregorys 28 Oconnors 30 Turners 32 Kendals oppo side...
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