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    Pimple Hill Castle Bromwich

    I lived in Millington Road, used to cycle to Berrandale Road over the old Newport road up the old bit of Chester Road to the Church along Rectory Lane that we thought were very expensive posh houses, then left down the country lane to Pimple Hill to play, went around that area on the bus a few...
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    Ward

    My Uncle, Timothy Flynn Married a Florence Bertha Ward (nee White) In 1945 having previously been married to a Charles H Ward who D 1942 . 1939 Census shows she lived with her family (the Whites) at 48 Alma Crescent Nechels area, 1945 she was living in Dorlcote Road Alum Rock, then married...
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    St Wilfreds R C School

    Down Collingbourne righ ton to Chipperfield Road Kempson was the road on the left then it was Dreghorn doen toerds the Schools Firs , St Wilfreds etc
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    St Wilfreds R C School

    Remember the Andrews Brothers think they lived in Kempson Road
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    St Wilfreds R C School

    Nice to hear a few names that come back to you , sometimes faces you remember as well. Great some of you can bring these names to the photo, question is where are they now ¿
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    Birmingham Market Police 1883 - 1976

    Anybody got any pics of the old Market Police ¿
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    Gents Only rooms in pubs

    My Grandad Denis Breakwell of Pendeen Road used the Valley
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    Bromford Lane.

    There was also Gardeners the coffee shop over the road where the old Shimla Indian restaurant used to be , Gardners also had a coffee shop in Erdington just up from the old Woolworths
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    Bromford Lane.

    Was only thinking a few weeks ago the name of this shop, back in the sixtys, i am sure they used to have one of those, collection boxes out the front , it was a light coloured Dog collecting for the Blind
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    Our childhood toys

    Remember them well, great fun, wish i had one today, simple toys cheap were allways the best
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    Plot Location Help Witton

    Maps only show Plot Numbers and if you dont know the plot number got no chance
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    Plot Location Help Witton

    Does anybody know the location Plot of the Children's burial ground at Witton Cemetery , it has been a long long time since i last visited it , i know there was a memorial wall where you could have a Plaque put up i visited last week but could not find it , as i live in Spain and the Office at...
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    Castle Bromwich

    Looks like to the Common to me
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    SATURDAY 10th May 3 - 4pm - An Illustrated Talk entitled ‘Kings Heath, All Saints Church and the end of WW II’ by local historian Ian Binnie.

    My GreatAunt, Florie Finch of 54 Highbury Road was a regular user of this church, i don't live in the UK, so any Photos on the day would be appreciated
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    Adrian Cottages

    Going by the 1901 Census he lived at number 13
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    Union Street

    My Bus to Coleshill road Good old number 56 from Washwood Heath Garage
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    Screw Sorter

    Thank You Anne
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    Screw Sorter

    Thank you all for your input
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    Screw Sorter

    Apart from the obvious my Grandmother , 1921 Census Screw Sorter Guest Green Neeterfields Birmingham anybody have any idea where this is area is she Lived in Kings Heath and has anybody heard of a Screw Sorter ¿
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