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    Teddy Sandfords cafe smethwick

    Hi, this was a cafe visited alot by my grand dad Charles Jones, the cafe was used in a documentry about West Bromwich Albion football club, the film is called The Saturday man, i think it was ist shown at the Grove cinema in smethwick
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    corner shop in North road harborne

    Hi, i remeber the corner shop it was situated on the corner of North road and parkhill road, next to it was a butchers, a man named Fred Thomas had it for years , the corner shop was a grocers run by two dear friends of my mom n dads called Sylvia and Allan torrence, later it was owned by a man...
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    North Road Harborne

    Hi, does anyone remeber the old cottages that was on the left hand side of the road as youre heading towards the high st, i have vague memories of these and would love to see any pictures you have on these pleaseeee
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    The Harborne Pub Song

    Hi again Llloyd, i do have in my record collection an albun recorded by Malcolm Stent and the Timoriers???,i didnt buy it from a shop i had to collect it from someones house dont remeber who this person was or where they lived, but i think it was in brum somewhere lol :)
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    Chad Valley Toy Company Ltd, Harborne

    Hi, iv tried to see the pictures but its just a red X ggrr anyone any ideas how i will be able to see these pictures of the chad valley factory and railway station???pleaseeeeeeeee
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    Chad Valley Toy Company Ltd, Harborne

    Hi, jennyann, thankyou for the link very interesting takes me back to my childhood days as i was growing up in the area at the time:)
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    The Harborne Pub Song

    Hi, Lloyd, thankyou for that, i havn`t heard the song in years, yes i do remeber preedys as i worked there in the late 70`s but was still keepin intouch with everyone there inc the late Joanne Eaton, iv drank in all the pubs mensiond in the song, dont suppose i will be able to get a copy of it...
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    bearwood ice skating rink??

    hi, does anyone remember this skating rink,on the bearwood road it is now a snooker/billiads hall:rolleyes:
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    The Harborne Pub Song

    Hi, does anyone remeber this song? it was about all the pubs in harborne ,it was made quite a few years back, i would love to have a copy of it or even hear it again!!:)
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    The Wandering Minstral

    Hi, this pub was situated under the old bull ring, dont know if its still there or changed its name any info please as i remeber this pub well:)
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    Chad Valley Toy Company Ltd, Harborne

    Hi, does anyone have any pictures of this factory in rose road harborne, i have vague memories of this. next to the fire station??, i remeber the trains that used to go there over the bridge in parkhill road, would love to see pics as i lwas a child living and growing up in that area
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    The Chalet in bearwood

    Hi, does anyone remeber this pub?, think it used to be at the back of the Kings head on the corner of the lordswood road harborne ??, i remeber my mother walking with my brothers and sisters past this pub and she used to buy us a carton of milk that was for sale in a kind of vending machine...
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    The Oak in Selly Oak

    Hi, does anyone have a picture/pictures of the Oak pub in Selly Oak it was situated i think on the corner of bristol road by the traffic lights it would probly have been where pitza hut is situated now and just across would of been the Oak cinema,where sainsburys is now:)
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    Oak Cinema Selly Oak Bristol Road

    Hi, Phil, thanyou ever soooo much!!!
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    Oak Cinema Selly Oak Bristol Road

    Hi, Mike, thankyou for the pics realy nice of you, i remeber it there but very vague, its a shame its no longer there like many other old buildings that been demolished!!
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    Oak Cinema Selly Oak Bristol Road

    Hi, this takes me back years awwww thankyou Lloyd, i remember going in The Oak pub years back,i also remember the bus depot next to where the job centre is now
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    Oak Cinema Selly Oak Bristol Road

    hi Paul, i have vague memories of the picture house was it called the odeon? do you remeber opposite to that was a pub cant remeber the name though lol think i may have a picture but dont no how to put it on here lol
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    Gorden Road Harborne

    Hi,will do thanyou aidan
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    Harborne

    Hi, at the top of Gorden Road was a small mini market run by the driscoll family there was also a locksmiths and grocery shop there years back opposite was chad valley factory and next to that was the fire station also at the top of Gorden road was a butchers , at the bottom of Gorden road on...
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    Harborne

    Hi, Paul and lizz. do you remember the big old house as you are walking up to the high street from clarence road and up st johns road the house was on the right hand side right by the car park?? also do you remeber as you carryon walking up North road there was a small shop on the corner of...
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