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    My Sad Loss

    My Deepest Sympathy goes to you at this sad time. Len.
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    Dance Halls of Birmingham

    Hi John, You are the Sax player, Yes, the more i look at him the more i think i know you!, i did not visit The Swan dances much, to close to home in Charles Edward Rd, my Dad was a regular in the bars and he would have got to know to much!!!, he would say when we went out "Enjoy yourself and...
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    Dance Halls of Birmingham

    Don`t forget The Custard House, Blake Lane, Crown & Cushion, Perry Barr and The Swan, Yardley frequented dancers like me who thought the were better dancers than they were!. Len.
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    Sarehole Mill

    Pay to visit our museums. Admission charges, Blakesley Hall £4, Soho House £4, Aston £4, Sarehole Mill £3, Weoley Castle £4, bale the City Council out, will Councillors have to pay?. Len.:(:shocked:
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    Birmingham Cinemas

    I saw many "Horror" films at the Gaiety circa 1968/9, with the usual Stars, Bela Lugosi, Lon Chaney, Vincent Price etc. Len.
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    Anyone recall ROY MARTIN ?

    caggyken, My friend Barry Thomas who i lost touch with married Cyril Trigg`s daughter unfortunately it ended in divorce, Fred Harris was described by one newspaper as "The best uncapped Half Back in the League" after he retired he opened sports injury clinic on Warwick Rd, Acocks Green, i...
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    Birmingham Cinemas

    Inside The Gaiety Cinema, it was demolished so that they build Aston University. Len.
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    Birmingham Cinemas

    The Gaitey Cinema, Coleshill Street, now demolished. Len.
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    Uncle Wal in the Bren Carrier

    doug1944, The Korean war circa 1951 resulted in many WW2 Veteran Tradesmen being called up because they were on the Z Reserve which meant you could be called up in a time of National Security, although i was not Royal Artillery during WW2 i served 1947 to 1949, and was put on the Z Reserve as...
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    Cutler- look up for cutler/ smiths

    Re: look up for cutler/ smiths
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    Cutler- look up for cutler/ smiths

    Re: look up for cutler/ smiths
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    Pubs on the Coventry Road, Small Heath.

    The Coach & Horses pub Coventry Rd, Small Heath. Len.
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    The Swan Yardley

    The Stonebridge Hotel. Len.
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    Holidays and excursions of the past

    Dreamland Margate Kent link Len. https://www.joylandbooks.co.uk/scenicrailway/index.htm
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    Harry's Motor Spares Springfield B11

    Hi Bob, On your right was Springfield Rd with the Social Club, Druckers Patisserie Bakery, and Elts Main Vauxhall Car Garage. Len.
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    bomb sites in WWW2

    Morning Sue, Newton Rd was bombed on 25/08/1940 & 03/12/1940. Len.
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    In The Kitchen Today

    Astonian, I hope you are not going to pour it like a bottle of Guinness into a Pint glass and drink it Ha!, Ha!. Len.
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    Harry's Motor Spares Springfield B11

    swanny, A jog to my memory, i agree with you. Len.
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    In The Kitchen Today

    Have you seen Guinness HP Sauce on sale?, i have seen it in Morrisons store, it is black not brown and one of the ingrediants is Guinness!!!. Len.
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    The Swan Yardley

    Another view of The Swan Hotel, Yardley, notice the Wall`s Stop me & Buy one trike on the car park. Len.
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