Hi Can you tell me how to get results from races at the park in 1950? Thanks, John Crump Parker Colorado USA
Thank's for trying, I raced my bike a lot there the 1950sHi Oldbrit. Have tried various searches and can't find any more cycling results at the park. If you have a subscription to the archives you could do a more thorough search of the Sports Argus. But like I say, I couldn't turn up anything else with my search. Viv.
His photos are in a forum archive here https://birminghamhistory.co.uk/forum/index.php?threads/keith-berrys-photo-legacy.46064/Twenty-six years on and Spring 2005 sees Handsworth Park lake and boathouse surrounded by security fencing. The lake is being drained and the boathouse appears to be undergoing an uglification (or facelift if you have no regard for the past). It was looking like a brick bungalow the last time I saw it.
The building in this picture is the boat house at the end of the big lake just inside from the Hampstead Road entrance. The lake froze over in 1944? and there was a lot of skating. Paul.#54 - Handsworth Park - Entrance Gates - Holly Rd.
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#55 - Handsworth Park - Boating Pool
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The building in this picture is the boat house at the end of the big lake just inside from the Hampstead Road entrance. The lake froze over in 1946 and there was a lot of skating. Paul.
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The photo of Holly Road entrance to the park brought back happy memories, as that was the entrance that me and my friends used a lot. We'd walk from Soho Avenue, across to Rosehill Road, down the Cricks to Holly Road. Quite often we'd stop for a glass of pop at the Hollygate Café, which was opposite the entrance back in the 50s.