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    Ley Hill Estate Northfield TV Documentary??

    Re: Ley Hill Estae Northfield TV Documentary?? Yes i remember the Hopes, Iwas best friends with Michaels younger brother Chris.
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    Ley Hill Estate Northfield TV Documentary??

    Re: Ley Hill Estae Northfield TV Documentary?? Did they live in the Maisonettes, we lived in the 3, bedroomed houses, I vaguely remember the name Pike.My neighbours were, Masons, Palmers, Matthews, Jeyes, Biddles
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    Ley Hill Estate Northfield TV Documentary??

    Re: Ley Hill Estae Northfield TV Documentary?? I just came across this post about Ley Hill Estate, as a Newbie who only joined this year. I lived in Ley Hill Farm Road from 1954 to 1962 at no. 146. It was in a block of six close to the junction with Rhayader Road, I went to the school there. I...
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    TV Advertising Jingles (1950s-1960s).

    Horlicks, the food drink of the night.
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    TV Advertising Jingles (1950s-1960s).

    Milky Way,The sweet you can eat between meals.
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    TV Advertising Jingles (1950s-1960s).

    Phyllosan fortifies the over Forties.
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    Weoley Castle Ruins

    Those were great days,we didn,t do any damage or vandalism, but still enjoyed ourselves. How times change sadly.
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    Weoley Castle Ruins

    I grew up in the area during the 60s and 70s , and to the best of my knowledge you were not supposed to play in the ruins, but after the castle staff went home it was quite easy to climb over the fence.
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    Where is This? #192

    i think the photo is at the top of Bell Lane, and the building where the ladies seem to be heading was a butchers.
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    Weoley Castle - Alwold Road

    the salvation army hut was situated in alwold road about 80yards from barnes hill on the left opposite napton grove. i used to live in Dormston Drive on what was a new housing estate behind the hut, i used it as a short cut to get to Browns newsagents for my paper round.that was during the big...
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    Weoley Castle - Alwold Road

    The Hairdressers was Fred and Mary"s. Fred used to wear the worst toupee ever.
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    Weoley Castle - Alwold Road

    the salvation army hut was situated in alwold road about 80yards from barnes hill on the left opposite napton grove. i used to live in Dormston Drive on what was a new housing estate behind the hut, i used it as a short cut to get to Browns newsagents for my paper round.that was during the big...
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