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    Watery Lane

    I guessed it was not filmed in Watery lane as the last time I was there none of the old back to back left its still good to watch did you live in the lane it was a lovely place
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    Watery Lane

    its me Edward again I forgot to tell you the grocers shop was run by a family called Fitters who lived there many years, next to the Barrel on Kingston hill was a shop run by what supposed to be husband and wife but my mom used to say they where brother and sister I have just a picture of the...
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    Watery Lane

    hello sheila I lived in watery lane from 1951 till 1967 I remember mr and mrs Gaunt, I used go for corn beef and cheese they had a sliceing machine they came back to collect the strap mr gaunt had a hoppy leg we used to play on kingston hill park and on the cut by the anchor pub there was two...
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    Watery Lane

    hello formula t I posted a reply a week or two ago but just i pressed to post my internet went down so I ended up not knowing you got my reply or not so hear i go again the shop run by Mr & Mrs gaunt I can remember the bacon slicing machine they cut bacon and corn beef on the same machine they...
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    Kingston Hill Park

    hi formula t I was born in watery lane in 1951 and lived at 4/201 the discripsion of kingston hill park was great I had forgot about the metal cup it was true that the watery tasted good we used to play on the swings trying to pump level with the bar in keeley street the suds from Warnwright...
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    Watery Lane

    ;) hi john sorry for the delay in replying I asked Raymond Griffiths if he new a bobby but he thinks bobby belonged to another branch of his family they where is dads brother who lived at the time on kingston hill you dont say how old you are I was born 1951 sorry I cant give any more info
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    Watery Lane

    hi Sheri I'm afraid i dont remember your family name probabley my sister might have but she passed away a few years ago and there is not a lot of my relatives alive now to ask these questions, is there any of your family that would be able to pin point where on watery lane you...
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    Watery Lane

    hi nick I attend from 1955/6 till I left in easter 1966
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    Watery Lane

    I Lived at 4/201 in watery lane there were three pubs the Barrel, the Anchor, sailer's return. we had a tin bath, one coal fire. shared toilet and a wash house we called a brew house as kids we played on the canal or the cut as we used to call it there was a smell of vinegar from the sarsons...
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    please help any one

    I would be very gratefully if anyone could post pictures of old pubs around dig beth the ANKER and the barrel which stood in WATERY LANE were I was born in 1951 and any photos of the digbeth area. has anybody got photos of Kingston hill at the top end near Mona road there was shops Sweeneys they...
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