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Erdington memories

Vivienne14

Vivienne14

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Some Erdington memories.
Source: British Newspaper Archive
 

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Some Erdington memories (Source: 2/9/195 Erdington News). Be interested in locating the Co-op Greengrocery shop and Daveys the furnishers in the 1950s, as Davey's was the former post office
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Source: British Newspaper Archive
 
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Some more memories by a former Boldmere schoolgirl, Marjorie Bailey (nee Horton). She mentions:

Teachers at Boldmere: Miss Pennell, Miss Wilson , Miss Randell, Miss Miler, Miss Jones and Head Miss Pearson
Mr Bailey of Rose Cottage, caretaker of Nocks brickworks, Holly Lane
Miller's barbers, Six Ways
Mr Churchill, hardware shop (Birmingham Road ?)
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