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Watch/clock Repair Shop, Harborne

Hi, Does anyone remember the watch and clock repair shop on the corner of Victoria and Vicarage Road in Harborne, Birmingham? It was run by my grandfather Leslie Charles Henry Jones (born 1902?) who was married to Ellen (nee Norton), d.1960(?), neither of which I ever met. Lesley possibly had an original shop in Northfield Road, Harborne, which became a hairdressers. They had 5 children (Lesley, Ken, Ronald, Paul (my dad) and Mary). I did visit the area about 15 years ago with my brother and actually went into the watch/clock repair shop and met a man who had been taken on as an apprentice by my grandfather, who had since gone on to to run the repair shop himself. Any information or tales would be great, my father died in 1984 and we only ever had contact with one of our uncles. Thanks for your time, Marsha

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A memory of Birmingham in West Midlands shared on Monday, 12th April 2010.

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RE: RE: Watch/clock Repair Shop, Harborne

Hi Marsha, I too remember the watch shop, but I always knew it as Mr Collins's. I used to walk down to the bus stop outside the shop to get the No 12 back to Bartley Green after my daily swim at Harborne Baths, fond memories. Kind regards, Tony.

Comment from Tony Bartlett on Tuesday, 4th May 2010.

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