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    gilbertstone avenue south yardley

    I lived at 112 gilbertstone avenue from 1945 to 1953 our neighbours were err...a couple mr and mrs Tustin at 110.. mr and mrs mosely at 114 wendy ?? err at 108 roger headley at 122 ish
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    A model building set with clay bricks that had to be cemented together?

    If brickplayer was too challenging the next thing was Bayko which was plastic panels on a baseboard and slotted into wire verticals. This is also readily available on Ebay
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    A model building set with clay bricks that had to be cemented together?

    It was called Brickplayer, you can still get it on Ebay.. made by JW Spears. There were about 10 sets from small to gigantic, complete with a little trowel to mix the "mortar". The sets had a blueprint plan in and you set the buildings out on this blueprint. There were plastic windows and brown...
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    Wimbush Bakery

    I remember Lardie buns, wish you could still get them, a real treat
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    Gilbertstone Primary School

    I was in Miss Whitehead's class, the top class. I was always in the top class because I started there when it opened and as the pupils got older they just moved up a year. There didn't seem to be as much mobility as now so the population was fairly static and new school entrants relied on the...
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