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    Bingley Hall

    I remember the beer festival well as it coincided with my 21st birthday. I bought a glass with the name of the festival and the date and some tickets going in and exchanged a ticket for a glass of beer at each stand. I kept the glass as a memento of the occasion and lost it just a year ago when...
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    Plans for Digbeth/Highgate area

    Interesting. I wonder if the decision is in any way connected to the council's decision to defer the planning application. Or perhaps the council's decision was made because they had wind of this announcement and doubt if the development will happen.
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    St Mary’s Catholic School Handsworth Birmingham

    I went to St Mary's in Hunters Road/Brougham Street 1959 to 1966.
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    Plans for Digbeth/Highgate area

    This development seems to be aimed at young execs rather than families. A high proportion of one bedroom flats allows a greater number of units and (as stated above) a higher return to the developer. I don't entirely understand the council comment that the mix was "supported by evidence of...
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    Catholic schools in Brum, 1960s/1970s

    This confused me for a minute as I knew that Canon Emery was never made a bishop. You are thinking of Bishop Anthony Emery, who was Canon Emery's brother. Paul
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    Catholic schools in Brum, 1960s/1970s

    Hello Spud. The priest was Canon Augustine Emery. I went to St Mary's School, fronting on Hunter's Road and backing on Brougham Street. Canon Emery was parish priest in St Francis parish for years and took the boys from St Mary's for PE and football. I remember him as a very decent man who gave...
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