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    The Golden Cross pub harborne

    Hiya folks, would like to hear from anyone with info or old pictures of this well known pub in Harborne, i remeber it well as a child, as i grew up in harborne from the 60`s up untill the early 80`s:)
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    Teddy Sandfords cafe smethwick

    hi, John would you remeber Charles Jones and Percy Morris that used to go in the cafe??
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    Harborne

    hi, Liz, what year did you live in Station road?? plz
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    Teddy Sandfords cafe smethwick

    Hi,Kieran, my grandad Charles Jones, and my father Percy Morris visited your grandads cafe many years ago, in the documentery The Saturday Men the cafe is in one of the scenes where you can see my grandad talking, if i remeber Teddy is on there also, a copy of the film is now on dvd which you...
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    Teddy Sandfords cafe smethwick

    John, again would that be going towards soho road or the other way towards west brom??
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    Teddy Sandfords cafe smethwick

    Hi John, actualy that does ring a bell to me, have you any pictures of the cafe or as anyone please??, was the row of houses demolished that was next to the ground off the main road??
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    Albany road Harborne

    Hi, was there a large house on this road which belonged to a doctor? which was later condemmed i think any pictures or info pleaseeee
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    The Old House At Home Harborne

    Hi, yes iv read about the workhouse over the road i dont remeber that befor my time lol, have you any more pictures on this pub aiden?? pleaseee
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    harborne junior/infant school

    Hi, i went here as a child, after school finished they used to have a club,and also brownies, which i went to at the school, i remeber across the road we went to sat school does anyone remeber this or remeber a building been there that was used for this could of been a little further up the road...
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    Gorden Road Harborne

    hi, my family lived in Gordon road from the years 64 to 82, a few doors down was a couple named Isabel and Bill Hannah, they had two children named Alister cant remeber the girls name who was my friend they had a shop in selly oak i think it was in Dawlish road, they eventually sold up and went...
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    The Grove cinema smethwick

    Hi, oldMohawk, thankyou,yes i do have the film its just that i dont know alot about the cafe, i dont know where it was at all only i think it was in smethwick somewhere, i think Teddy Sandford is in the film along with my grand dad, Charles Jones who was married to May Jones and had 10 children...
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    corner shop North road Harborne

    Hi, this was my local shop when i was growing up as i lived a min away, it was situated on the corner of North road and Gordon road, the shop changed hands a few times, a couple of my mom n dads friends had it there names where Silvia n Allan, early 70`s i guess,then after a man named Alex had...
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    The Old House At Home Harborne

    hi, Phill, oh my oh my lol is some of the original building still standing? how beautiful things looked way back then, infact they all should be listed buildings, keep um comming Phill lol realy appreiciate these thankyou:)
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    The Old House At Home Harborne

    Hi, as anyone got any old pictures of this pub situated on the Lordswood road in Harborne, i was a regular in 1998, dont realy no the age of this pub,but they had a refurb and it didnt feel the same, we had a number of wild nights in there:)
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    The Stores harborne

    Hi, Phil awwww thankyou for that pic takes me back sob sob
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    The Stores harborne

    Hi astonian, lol the time i was mostly in there was in the late 70`s and 80`s, i know at that time was i think two brothers that ran it, before that i think was a local woman not sure memory gets the better of me, i think also the name as changed back and fourth from the stores to the harborne n...
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    Teddy Sandfords cafe smethwick

    Hello John, do you know of the cafe it would of been in the 50`s i guess, my grand dad and my dad use to go there, do you know of the documentry?? The Saturday Man ??
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    The Stores harborne

    Hi, i remeber the stores pub in harborne high st i was a regular there in the late 70`s i new alot of people that went in there, as they were mainly regulars and lived in the area any pics i would love to see:)
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    The Plough Harborne

    Hi, as anyone got a picture of the plough as it was, was it on the corner of Grays road?? i remeber it been a very small pub
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    The Grove cinema smethwick

    Hi, this cinema, was used to show a short film called The Saturday Man which is a documentry about West Bromwich football club in the 50`s, my grand dad Charles Jones was filmed in it anyone got any info or pictures pleaseeeeeeeee would love to hear from anyone on this:)
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