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    All Saint's Church Kings Heath Lookups

    It looks like our great grandparents shared this house> Hi just searched 1911 census & found my great grandmother & father lived at this address then. Jessie Milsom Burges husband Stanley Frederick frank, my nan Jessie Beatrice, Great auntie (Doll) Doris Ivy & great uncle Frederick Frank who i...
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    Pubs Of The Past

    Was called Mick & Barbs we took it over from them & left name the same. Did you see my earlier post about Vincent St Phil?
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    Pubs Of The Past

    If we knew we where going clubbing, went out in suit & tie ( used to have shirts & ties made of same fabric.) started clubbing 70 onward. Lol 60's ties were thin with straight bottom, 70's wide kipper ties. prefer 60's.
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    Pubs Of The Past

    Me too when me & my mate had a cafe in Taunton Road used to go in there before we hit the town on saturdays Locarno, samantha's, rebecca's etc etc. Used to buy a tie from chippy next to locarno to get in.
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    Pubs Of The Past

    Hey Phil did you know the Gilbert's they lived in the same maisonette's. My sister said my nan's was right opposite the cafe' & that we used to get sweets from the machines outside it. My aunt Val used to go out with one of the Gilbert's.
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    Pubs Of The Past

    You are very welcome:friendly_wink:
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    Pubs Of The Past

    Hi Lizzie. I believe this is it. Go here & scroll down the page till you come to it.https://www.oldladywood.co.uk/memories3.htm
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    Pubs Of The Past

    Sounds about right Phil i remember the name Harris as well, the greengrocer was two doors down they had apple trees in the garden & there was a man who used to throw us apples over when we visited my nan. Do you remember Kays grocery shop where my nan worked? they had loads of biscuits in...
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    Pubs Of The Past

    Hi Phil 108 was on the left going down from Moseley road there used to be a greengrocer just a few doors down. I think next door was named Collins. My Dad worked at Harrisons Drape in bradford St & my grandad was a butcher for a company called Monks in Gooch St i think. PS; It was just before...
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    Pubs Of The Past

    Thanks for the welcome Stars. I left there when i was three & went to live in pool Farm, Kings Norton then Frankley Rubery, Redditch now in Paignton Devon. But used to visit my nan & grandad till i was about 18 when their house was demolished to make way for a new road & roundabout they then...
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    Pubs Of The Past

    Hi all. New here today. What a great forum. Have been through every pic in this thread & can't believe how many of these pubs i have been in. Thanks to all who posted them. One i spent many hours waiting outside of as a kid, for my dad & grandad (They were both called Charlie Phipps.) was The...
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