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Does anyone remember Chris Cole, she lived in Ryder St in the 1960s. There was a group of us always going to the Locarno, Rainbow Suite, West End Ballroom, Le Metro etc. Good times.
Yes Phil, the garage belonged to my great uncle, Charles Dallaway. We lived in Blakeland St. They were very successful had wedding cars and also did wedding photography.
I remember the Fullards very well. In the 1950/60s I played with Carol Fullard and my older brother played with her older brother Tony. The 1861 Census shows that numbers 73 and 74 Blakeland St were occupied by the Aston and Williams families respectively. They seemed to move about within the...
I was born in Blakeland St, an Aston. My Grandmas maiden name was Flavell and her Mother was a Williams. It seemed the scrap metal dealers married into other scrap metal dealers families in the street. I believe a great aunt married into the Lewis family. I would love to know who built the...