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I'm fairly certain that Lopez was owned by John Lopez who had been the manager of Snobs from the time it opened in 1972, until around the end of 1980 when he left to open his own restaurant.

Earlier this year, during the summer half term break, I was standing outside the Central Library (cigarette break ;) ) and for the first time I had a good look at the square. I was struck with the sheer ugliness of the library building in comparison to the surrounding buildings. It made me...

There is a post in the forum Homes, Hospitals and Workhouses which refers to the following schools; St Agnes' Grammar School for Girls, Sutton Rd.; St Thomas of Canterbury Boys School, Sutton Rd; St Margaret Clitherow Girls School, Pitts Farm Rd., sometimes refered to as Blessed Margaret...

Thanks to Bren and Pom for your kind comments :puppyeyes: Most of the research for this was done at the archives at St Chads a few years ago and some of it was personal memory from the time of the merger. Bren, there may be more, once I get started on something I think I know a bit about...

Johnboy, there is definitely a church there and I'm assuming that it is the same building that was there when your parents got married. Most suburban Catholic parishes were created during the interwar years as the city expanded and quite often, in the early day's, masses and other services...

Me again Johnboy, If it is the Catholic church you're after then try www.birminghamdiocese.org.uk for contact details. Click onto Parishes and Clergy. You may have to go through the whole list as the search button isn't always that good, but the list does flash by quite quickly. Good Luck

Hi Johnboy, I don't know if this is of any help but SS Peter and Pauls is a Catholic church and I think it's on Kingsbury Rd., in Erdington. Kitty

Oh dear, Jennyann's post was so long ago that I doubt anyone will read what I'm about to write in reply but here goes; Just to clarify the Edmund Campion thing, this school was established in September 1975 following the merger of three local Catholic secondary schools; St Agnes' Girls Grammar...

Hi Kezza, Yeah I was an eighties clubber too, although I started at 14 - Barbarella's to see The Clash in '76, whoops just gave away my age! I remember all of the places you mentioned of course. My best friends ex was a DJ at Sam Wellers, where you stuck to the floor and getting to the bar was...