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Not only customers, but friends

Posted on March 1, 2015 by BrownhillsBob

A lovely bit of ephemera relating to Deakins’ Central Stores and Jonah Deakin has been sent in by the wonderfully generous Gillian Gaiser, who donated her wonderful writing about the Deakin family to the blog, published last weekend.

1950 Deakins the Grocers Jubilee brochure Continue reading →

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Posted in Brownhills stuff, Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories | Tagged 1950, 2015, 60's, anniversary, Brownhills, Brownhills local history, card, Centenerary, Central Stores, Christmas, Deakin, Fred, Gaiser, Gillian, history, Howdles Lane, Jonah, Lichfield, Local History, memories, New Photos, Newtown, Staffordshire, The Fault, Watling Street | 8 Comments
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