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    Newtown

    The chip shop was next door to Harts. It was owned/run by John Shakespear's mom & dad. He went to Elkington Street School and then on to Marsh Hill Boys.
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    henry street aston

    Hi Phil, Thanks so much for that. We lived in Elkington Street and I can remember walking to see my Grandma in Henry Street. 'In my minds eye' I remember walking around the corner of Gt Lister Street and seeing the shop on the corner of Lupin Street. The other photo just didn't look right...
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    henry street aston

    Hi All, I found both of these photos on Facebook.They were both titled 'Silks Henry Street'. They obviously don't look like the same shops. Was Silks in 2 different places or did they have one that was demolised and rebuilt? Annette
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    Metro Cammell Saltley

    Hi Pedrocut. Timmy Knight was my father, sadly he passed away in 2006. He really made the most out of his retirement. In fact it was a miracle if you were able to catch him at home. I remember taking him shopping to the Fox & Goose Shopping Centre, it used to take hours and hours and hours. We...
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    Holborn Hill

    hi zena the people in the top row of the first picture are my grandparents and my father, the other people are their next door neighbors. holborn hill, nechells in the 1920's sammie
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    Holborn Hill

    Hi Polly, These are the photos I messaged you about.
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