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    Yardley Wood

    My grandparents ,mother aunt's and uncle's lived in school road.
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    High Park Street and High Park Corner Nechells

    I have find memories of st. Clements school , I started there in 1961 aged 7 , .we played outside come rain or shine, I remember doing grandstands up the wall. When the playground was icy cook would spoil our fun by putting salt on it . One of our favourite games was orange and lemons. The iron...
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    Weather: Winter snow 1967/68 or 1968/69

    I remember walking from tyseley to nechells which was about 6 miles , the snow covered the top of my wellintons. When I arrived at school there was about 3 children and one teacher there.
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    Harborne: The Grove

    And pictures of yewdale house which was next to the grove and field house back in 1881. My relative worked at yewdale for the tarbolton family. The husband died aged 32 so his wife moved to 29 Victoria road harbourne.
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    Bloomsbury Street School

    I lived in Bloomsbury street from 1960 to 1967 when we had to move as they were demolishing the whole street.
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    Harborne: The Grove

    In 1881 a relative of mine worked as a cook in Yewdale which was my grove lodge and the Grove. James hicks,Elizabeth and henry aged 3 lived at the grove lodge. William,Mary and Cecily lived at the grove. My relative worked for the Tarbolton family.
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    Thorpe Street

    There were two entrances to the white lion pub at the front where the posh part was, many people off the telly would drink in there. A small outdoor was also on the front which was very busy at the weekend. The third entrance was around the corner where the less posh and o caps from the flats...
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    William Edward Street

    My dad and mom lived at2back of 59 in 1956.
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    Bromsgrove Street

    Court 19 at 9 Bromsgrove street born in 1900.
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    Bromsgrove Street

    I had a relative who lived at 9 Bromsgrove street his name was Henry Baden Powell stockhall.
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    Saltley / Duddeston & Nechells Area

    That was sad seeing Bloomsbury street police station looking isolated ,we left in 1967 when all the houses were still standing
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    Great Francis Street Nechells

    When was the church of Christ built
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    Bomb Pecks

    We always called the short cut at the top of Bloomsbury street a bomb peck we would run across it to the library ,one time it must of rained heavily and of our friends got stuck in the mud we pulled him out but his Wellington boot was stuck fast and he had to go home without it.
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    St Lukes Church Bristol Street

    My grandparents were married in 1911 at st. Lukes
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    Surname Search Holland

    Does anyone know anything about jospeth Holland of Irving street Lee bank birmimgham.
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    Turner Brothers Toolmakers

    I remember going to Turner Bros to pick up my dad's wages when he broke his foot when a large roll fell on him at work , six weeks later when he returned to work the same thing happened to his other foot. His name was Arthur Frederick Stockhall he was there many years until he retired in 1977 ...
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    Re: ‘Forgotten Brummies: the men and women who shaped today’s Birmingham, who are now largely forgotten’

    There's a bank in Smethwick which still has the name Samson Lloyd on it, it is now a restaurant. One of my ancestors who lived in harboune in 1881 worked as a cook for the Tarbolton family at Yewdale house which was by Field house and Grove house where the Chamberlains lived, I wonder if...
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    Tyseley

    I lived in weatherfield road in Tyseley I used to walk up spring road to go to the local shops.
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    Thorpe Street

    I used to work at the white lion in the early 1970s for 3 years , I'm sure the celler was haunted I used to strange noises down there when I was stock taking. I used to pop over to the British legion on a Saturday night although not a member I knew the people in there.
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    Barr Beacon Caravan Park

    My stepmother lived on Barr beacon caravan site in 1964 after leaving my dad she lived till it closed down forcing her off her name was Dorothy stockhall she was a force of nature.
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