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  • paul stacey
    paul stacey reacted to mw0njm.'s post in the thread Brook bond tea with Appreciate Appreciate.
    we always had bb dividend tea
  • Keith R
    Keith R replied to the thread ARP named wardens.
    Wife's granddad was ARP for Cadbury's and on 1939 register around Billesley where he lived there are 5 people who are ARP's
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    Donbogen reacted to oldbrit's post in the thread What did you wear? with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Shorts!! with a woolly when it was cold
  • Davenport
    Davenport replied to the thread Jennens Road.
    I have sent you a private message .
  • oldbrit
    oldbrit replied to the thread What did you wear?.
    Shorts!! with a woolly when it was cold
  • paul stacey
    paul stacey reacted to Allotmenttoddler's post in the thread Brook bond tea with Appreciate Appreciate.
    I remember them very well. My Nan always bought Typhoo loose tea. She got a chrome tea strainer free with it once, and I still have it...
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    Allotmenttoddler replied to the thread What did you wear?.
    My primary school in south Brum introduced uniform for Juniors in 1966. I had bottle green knickers with dodgy elastic, and hand me down...
  • paul stacey
    paul stacey replied to the thread Brook bond tea.
    Mom, wouldn't use any other, always brook bond!! Always loved the chimps ad Pete, Cooee Mr Shifter, Hilarious!!!
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    Allotmenttoddler replied to the thread What did you wear?.
    Yep! Finally someone else who remembers Liberty bodices!! My Mum was obsessed with me wearing one underneath pleated skirt and hand...
  • A
    Allotmenttoddler replied to the thread Brook bond tea.
    I remember them very well. My Nan always bought Typhoo loose tea. She got a chrome tea strainer free with it once, and I still have it...
  • Smudger
    Smudger reacted to mw0njm.'s post in the thread What did you wear? with Appreciate Appreciate.
    wellies and a balaclava in winter :). sandles in summer i hated sandles
  • Smudger
    Smudger reacted to Lemonella's post in the thread What did you wear? with Appreciate Appreciate.
    What clothes were you made to wear in childhood? I remember I had to wear a liberty bodice with rubberised buttons and always a woollen...
  • Solihull Girl
    Solihull Girl reacted to pjmburns's post in the thread Olton Mill with Appreciate Appreciate.
    If you slide the blue dot bottom left you can fade to a modern map and compare positions...
  • Solihull Girl
    Solihull Girl replied to the thread Olton Mill.
    Mills of Britain - another website I sometimes use.
  • Solihull Girl
    Solihull Girl replied to the thread Olton Mill.
    Mills Archive - has a list of mills which may help for any future search.
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