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    Lawrence St Gosta Green

    forgot to say I lived in c terrace opposite the dobsons
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    Lawrence St Gosta Green

    I used to work in the garage with the old man learning the ropes unfortunately I was offered a job working for the gas board as apprentice mechanic for more money
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    Lawrence St Gosta Green

    I lived c terrace opposite the dobsons
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    Lawrence St Gosta Green

    it's been a long time I cannot remember I was only 15 at the time I left him to work at gas board but then they sent me to Coventry technical center I learnt more off the old man than at college
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    Lawrence St Gosta Green

    I lived in Lawrence street from 50s until knocked down they were known as back to backs you go to black country museum there back to backs had front and back doors our own toilet was outside you walked out back door and toilet was next to it
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    Lawrence St Gosta Green

    I was in Lawrence street gang in the sixties we used to fight the gas street gang and Nechells gang
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    Lawrence St Gosta Green

    opposite there used to be kyrle Hall where the wrestling took place
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    Lawrence St Gosta Green

    yes I lived in Lawrence street went to school at Bishop Ryder school remember head mistress using slipper when naughty
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    Lawrence St Gosta Green

    I used to work in the garage there with the old man before going to gas board as a apprentice mechanic
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    Lawrence St Gosta Green

    that would possibly be in c terrace I lived opposite to the dobsons
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    Lawrence St Gosta Green

    I belonged to Lawrence street gang lived in c terrace we often fought against gas street gang from where gas works was
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    Lawrence St Gosta Green

    yes c terrace I lived there till it was demolished in 71
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    Lawrence St Gosta Green

    I lived in Lawrence street they were classed as back to backs and it was a outside toilet Lawrence street was the second oldest council house's built Duke Street next to it was the first built in 1889
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    Gosta green

    gosta green I lived in Lawrence street in the slums back to backs Birminghams second oldest council house's built in 1800s then you had gem street bishop Ryder street all round the corner from fire station.
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    Gosta green

    I used to go to school in gem street
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