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    Granville Street Ladywood

    Yes it was Northcote Road. I was there from 1969 - 1972 and only left to start a family
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    Granville Street Ladywood

    I was working at Donovan Electrical in 1969, assembling large control panels, adding fuses, isolators etc. I remember Mr Donovan well. Great job with some great people!
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    Granville Street Ladywood

    I'm also pretty sure they were taken over by Thorn EMI. I worked at Donovans in Northcote Road between 1966-72. Happy days
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    Granville Street Ladywood

    I worked at Donovan Electrical in Northcote Road, Stechford between 1966/72 ....happy days!
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    George Goodman Ltd Caroline Street

    What a fabulous photo of those women workers! I've just found out that in 1921 my Grandmother Clara Wilson worked as a pin capper for G Goodman's of Caroline Street, Birmingham. She was living in Graham Street at that time. I don't know if that was anywhere close to the factory? I notice the...
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    Newey Goodman Ltd Robin Hood Lane

    I remember my mom doing outwork involving carding hairgrips and safety pins around 1953/55 and I did a little bit to help at the age of 7. We lived in Ladywood at the time.
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    OLD BIRMINGHAM PHOTOS FROM STEVEBHx

    Looks like Ryland Street, Ladywood to me. St Barnabas Junior School on the extreme right (my school 65 yrs ago)
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    The Kingshurst.

    I used to work in the Kingshurst pub when George & Joan ran it, in fact I met my hubby there who played in the band. He wasn't a bad old stick, he gave us the room for free when we had our wedding reception there in 1972
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    The Kingshurst.

    George Clewer and his wife Joan had the Kingshurst in the late 60's early 70's - Happy memories!
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    The Kingshurst.

    George Clewer and his wife was Joan(I think)
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