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    The Plough Shirley 1960s

    Someone has sent me this Great find...This was one of my realist posh gigs. I can recall the place as if it was yesterday. I was 16 or 17 ! It was such a great place then. If anyone has other old pix...please put them up. This was fr0m the Birmingham Mail.
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    Witton Book Link and 1970 THE GHOST on a Radio show

    New video for WITTON Also this music video I made for vintage 1970 Radio show featuring The Ghost Birmingham band https://www.facebook.com/groups/BirminghamMusicArchive
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    King Arthurs Court Gas Street Birmingham.

    Does anyone have photos of inside the place ? stage, I worked there as a folk singer, singing Jazz next door at the Opposite Lock. Jasper Carrot was also with us. Martin Hone opened it... an idea ahead of it's time that was popular for a while. Then Martin turned it into a venue where a lot of...
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    Daf & Dor's Last film... 'Royal Jelly'

    This is Daf & Dor's last film. They have retired. A statement from the stars said Dor didn't want to do anymore flies on the wall films. Daf said it was becoming difficult in the super market with people wanting her autograph, she said it was driving her off her trolley.
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    'Tip Of My Tongue' Daf & Dor

    This I know is too long but I did slot in promoting my book WITTON. The next one will be short and sweet. It's called 'Royal Jelly' But Daf and Dor won't be filming for a while. Daf is going to Australia with her eldest son Raymond for a month. Dor going with Tom to Dublin to visit her Brother...
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    Daf & Dor have made another 'fly on the Wall' film !

    Here they are Daf and Dor (Daphne and Doreen) have known each other since they met at Work when Daf was twenty and Dor was nineteen. Daf is a born and bred Brummie. Dor was born in Dublin, her Father from Tyneside. Dor when asked about her accent say’s it is ‘Tyrish’. They moved to...
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    Shop Window (for Artists) Trinity Road and Thorpe Street.

    I read with interest about the Shop window Artist showcase. My time there was in 1960 for a couple of years. This is where I got my first work as a singer. I think they had an office Showcase in Thorpe Street too. Think I went there too. At 15 I used to go to Trinity Road on a Sunday lunchtime...
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    1945 Police

    Anyone know where the forensic dept was in Birmingham 1945 ?
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    Black and White table cloth

    Does anyone else remember that a black and white table cloth meant newspaper ??? I lived in Aston as a kid and met other later in life who knew exactly what I meant.
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    how long did it take by train Birmingham to Portsmouth in 1945....changed posting. Also how long would it take by car from Birmingham to Portsmouth

    how long did it take by train Birmingham to Portsmouth in 1944 ? be grateful for info.
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    Witton, Crown and Cushion, Kynoch, Clifton Road, Upper Thomas Where Do I start ?

    I am about to start writing a book about mainly my birth Mother Patrica Cullen (nee Doody). She lived for a long time in Witton, Manor Road. She was Irish from Dublin. She worked at Kynoch's too (who didn't) . If anyone knew her (good or bad) I would like to hear your stories. We can exchange...
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