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  1. Leowhitty

    Loxton Street School

    Like most of us this age the memory is not so good The plus is we are still here , i wonder just how many of that year at Locco are still left .After Vince left the army cadets we became the R.E.M.E being the barracks that's where attached to Washwood Heath became the Royal Signals keep safe and...
  2. Leowhitty

    Loxton Street School

    Hi, sometime ago i was asked to post this photo by a member of the Randel family who lived in Dolman St near Gills the chemists its a Loxton St class in 1902 one of the pupils is there Gt, Gt , Gt grandfather
  3. Leowhitty

    Loxton Street School

    I remember this photo it was published in a magazine It was described looking like a prison ,in a way it was but that's all that we new
  4. Leowhitty

    Loxton Street School

    Hi Rob ,to answer your question is as follows Entry Granny Haynes (Gary's Nan ) Whittingtons / Pughs / Lynch / Katy Vickers Moss Duffield died end of 2003 age 60 Barry Taylor just heard died about 3years ago age 69 / 70 Garry Lynch died 2009 age 62 Sorry for bad information Regards Leo
  5. Leowhitty

    Loxton Street School

    Rob Pearce I doubt that you will remember me I'm one of the Whittingtons we lived opposite Oak Cottages in Erskine St, I m Older than your brother Brian but knew him well he was a mechanic at the Co-op I was a driver there, you may remember my bro Terry or Garry Lynch they went to locco regards Leo
  6. Leowhitty

    Loxton Street School

    Garden Gerald,sorry had to move here otherwise Phill would have told us off. Unfortunately the names don't ring any bells The head Mr Haydyn Jones then a Mr Tom Parker his deputy Mr Drew . I did enjoy the inter house swimming gala's at Woodcocks Street baths I was not a strong swimmer myself...
  7. Leowhitty

    They Were Caught In Our Old Street Pics...

    Life can be a bit of a beech
  8. Leowhitty

    They Were Caught In Our Old Street Pics...

    The results of a trough days work
  9. Leowhitty

    Loxton Street School

    Three tower blocks behind Locco #2263 Phil's photo's I don't know if any had been completed Mr Harold Martin took our class to the site after explaining to us that there was deep clay there quite an experience being on site H&S nowadays . We came back to school with big square lumps of clay...
  10. Leowhitty

    Loxton Street School

    .. Phil, maybe this could be part of the grey area ,rebuilt closer to the old Junction pub its new information for me
  11. Leowhitty

    Loxton Street School

    Hi MWS , when you say it was rebuilt do you mean that it was demolished & rebuilt or extended if so do you know approx when this happened Leo
  12. Leowhitty

    Loxton Street School

    Hi MWS ,thanks I actually new where it was ,but not the actual location regarding it being further away from Duddeston Mill Rd than I remembered thanks once again Leo
  13. Leowhitty

    Loxton Street School

    Phil ,have been able to look at an AtoZ published in 2000 & it shows Duddeston Manor before Pitney St on the right therefore closer to the Junction pub than i thought .I hope I have not created to much of a problem ,cheers Leo
  14. Leowhitty

    Loxton Street School

    Hi in the first year @ Locco 1954 we went to Windsor St School for metal work lessons i remember a Mr Groves was the teacher he left in july 55 it never opened again ,one of the things i made in copper was a tea caddy spoon a rather shallow spoon which we had to plannish ,after some time at...
  15. Leowhitty

    Loxton Street School

    #179hi Phil just realised that your satnav may not be working properly, re Ashted Row & Bloomsbury st
  16. Leowhitty

    They Were Caught In Our Old Street Pics...

    #1786 Oldmohawk I was thinking maybe he was a member of that great Brum group Spencer Davis with Stevie Winwood it was about the same time KEEP ON RUNNING
  17. Leowhitty

    They Were Caught In Our Old Street Pics...

    #1783oldmohawk/Phill I stand corrected as Phill pointed out this is Worcester st , my mates gran lived in a house just behind there & from memory it was only a narrow st in the pic it looks wider, anyway that's cleared it up for my OLD BRAIN.
  18. Leowhitty

    They Were Caught In Our Old Street Pics...

    I think the Market hall picture is mirror imaged it was on the right going down the hill the picture looks to be where Pimms pet shop would be however I stand to be corrected
  19. Leowhitty

    Loxton Street School

    Ye Phil some interesting information there once again , I think this is better than school far more educational and most enjoying
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