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  1. alana124

    Bull Ring 1930s - 1950s

    I NEVER TIRE OF LOOKING AT THE OLD PHOTO S OF bRUM Its where I grew up and town was me and my friends stomping ground.The Bull Ring, The Art Gallery. Used to get the no 7 bus from nechells .Saturday was C and A day when we left school tights skirts and spiky heels Then to the pictures memories
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    The End Of An Era.. Carl's last radio show...today!

    Start a revolution BRING BACK CARL HE IS AN INSTITUTION !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Old street pics..

    What wonderful pictures the old cars the shop fronts all with character wish they were like that now
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    Wilson Stuart school

    My daughter wnt to That school in about 1968 she loved it there
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    Housing : Living conditions

    One of the things I remember is the cellar, where the coalman used to tip the cole or coke in through a top just under the window.Also the way the windows had sah cords and my mom used to sit on the window ledge upstairs to clean the outside
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    St Vincent's, Vauxhall Grove

    I did go to st vincents did my first holy communiun left when I was about 7 couldn t get on with the nuns
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    Bull Ring 1930s - 1950s

    I used to work by there it was called Bembows sold all sorts, Ladies ,mens, houshold great big store
  8. alana124

    Bull Ring 1930s - 1950s

    Why oh why didn t we just build around all these wonderful structures in the bullring imagine the character it would have now
  9. alana124

    Who did you have on your bedroom wall... ?

    Thats gene Kelly by the way
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    Who did you have on your bedroom wall... ?

    I loved all the musicals Betty hutton, Ginger Rogers,gebe Kelly to name but a few
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    Items that have faded away

    Liquid parrafin I remember black jack ointment for boils etc.
  12. alana124

    Cost of football match

    i have just ordered tickets for west brom blues match away they are £40 each and you have to make your own way there notice i used blue ink
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    Hoban

    that sounds about right for years i have loved colour and sparkle now it all in fashion we should have more colour in our lives jean xx
  14. alana124

    Yew Tree Road school

    is nt it wonderful to hear all the proper english names for these teachers and a lot of very good ones were welsh very polite and kind
  15. alana124

    Astoness ( lyn )

    so so sorry lyn thinking of you god bless xxxxxxxxxxx
  16. alana124

    Hoban

    i will see if anyone replies thanks
  17. alana124

    Hoban

    sorry i do like to see things bold and clear
  18. alana124

    Hoban

    ANYONE KNOW A HOBAN LIVED IN NECHELLS ABOUT 1940-1950 ISH MY NAN LIVED IN LINGARD STREET BY THE FIRE STSATION AND LIBRARY:brokenheart:
  19. alana124

    Bordesley green

    yes i remember the doctors surgery they had a nurse that used to call you in if she felt you should see the doc urgent there was a bookies next door and a baptist church opposite i used to live opposite direct coaches about 1953 ish
  20. alana124

    Bordesley Green Doctors...

    Re: Bordesley green yes i remember the doctors surgery they had a nurse that used to call you in if she felt you should see the doc urgent there was a bookies next door and a baptist church opposite i used to live opposite direct coaches about 1953 ish
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