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    Restaurants In Birmingham 1960s

    the moat house was in Bradford st its correct name was old moat house it was owned by rob Prike, potatoe merchant i
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    Restaurants In Birmingham 1960s

    any one remember to the golden gloves on moslely rd highgate it was a paddy hang out ,they had a small restaurant , best steak and chips ever
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    Wormington shirt makers, Worcester Street

    the old hippodrome looked like that till the early sixties my husband worked next door on a car pitch as a car salesman for Ernie morris called hippodrome motors
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    Wormington shirt makers, Worcester Street

    the wormingtons, were good and fair employers , my late mother and her sister both worked there until they wed , my late uncle the shirt cutter, met his wife there , she lived to 90, the wormingtons were the workers royal family , George Wormington was called mr George, thats...
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    Wormington shirt makers, Worcester Street

    yes the hippodrome had a tower worcester st was opposite the old fish market bell st it was known as stink street fish lol
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    Wormington shirt makers, Worcester Street

    lady jayne was part of laughton and sons warstock
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    Wormington shirt makers, Worcester Street

    yes you could buy ready made shirts, plus gloves etc the floors above the shop the sewing room above that the shirt cutters worked
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    Wormington shirt makers, Worcester Street

    my late mother sister and uncle all worked there my late uncle worked there all his life, he was head cutter , his name was Cyril wattis he passed away age 96 they were famous for made to measured shirts , my mother and sister were sewing machine shirt makers , the business ceased...
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    Courtyards and yards of brum

    thanks for coming back to me, its not a common name , and yes they, did live close to broad st so its got to be her, she came from Droitwich , a farmers daughter ,she passed away in 1943 age 74 that was good age then ,when she started school they had to pay a penny a week, she is...
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    Courtyards and yards of brum

    Hi brummie lad , i dont know which part of william st they live it was along street they lived in house with the court yard at the back there name was gwilliam
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    Courtyards and yards of brum

    my late mother, lived in william st. her mother my grandmother , was educated , neighbors used to bring letters ,for her to read , because they could not read and write my self i am 80
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