Jennifer Nicol · 1960s · Witton Lakes
Minnows and model boats at Witton Lakes
Growing up I lived very close to Witton Lakes Park and spent so many days there over the years.
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Jeff Egan · 1960s · The Pimple
Skylarks over the Pimple
We moved from Cranbourne Road to Landswood close in 1971, into the first phase of houses on “The pimple”. We moved there as an experiment (big brother).
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The Moody Blues down our street
I went to Warren Farm Primary until 1965 before going to Handsworth Grammar.
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The dog that ran home from the police station
I remember we found a big dog on our doorstep one Christmas Eve, we lived in Abney Grove, off Bendall road, we kept the dog over the Christmas period & fed him, but our parents made us take him to…
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Vimto outside the Charlie, and on to Hollywood
I used to stand outside the King Charles pub as a kid waiting for my father to come out with a vimto and a packet of crisps, later when I was older I used to put on film shows in the big room at…
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Never seen so much green
We moved to Hornsey road in 1964 from Milton street, Aston. I can remember looking out of the back of the removal van when it was driving up the hill on Kingstanding road.
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The clinic, the prefabs and the coat of arms
I also well remember the shops in the small crescent on Warren Farm road.
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The lock from Joanziz
Haha, I did wee myself looking in Gwynnes window. “Mom, can I…..?? The answer was predictable of course, Noooooooooo, too dear. Then, like you dragged to “joanziz” furniture shop.
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The terraces down to the bowling green
I spent many Saturday evenings playing in the grounds of H&H and there were two terraces down to the centre terrace, that’s the top one, a flight of stairs a narrow terrace, another flight of…
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Under the streets to Witton Lakes
I well remember the brook. One spur ran from Kings Road, Binstead road, along the back gardens of Hurlingham and Cranbourne road.
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Riding out across Barr Beacon
I did not start riding until I was 17, and I was working at I.C.I. as a Laboratory Assistant.
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Co-op numbers on the wall by the door
I remember Bradfords the baker, and the Co-op milkman, and all the Co-op numbers for the divvy written on the wall by the front door, so the milkman read it when he came for his money on a Friday.
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