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Tower Cycles, Gravelly Lane, Erdington

Kevkonk

Kevkonk

master brummie
I drove past Tower Carpets on Gravelly Lane today, and noticed they are waiting for a new sign, they took the old one down last week l understand. Probably will be replaced very soon, but the old Tower Cycles sign is riding high again…
 
I remember Tower Cycles quite well when it operated from the shop on the corner. It was a proper traditional bike shop with hundreds of tyres hanging up in the ceiling. There was a really lovey and helpful lady worked there, Mrs Richards I recall. I think she knew everything anyone needed to know about bikes and could always dig out a spare part for you.

She had a son called Alan who I recall held some kind of world record for speed on a bike? I also think he may have built custom bike frames and stuff like that.

He turned the corner shop into an antique shop, selling a lot of French stuff in later years, he may have spent time in France I believe.
 
thanks for the video kev...as mort said the cycle shop used to be on the corner which is now an antiques shop and has a tower like structure so i wonder is this is where they got the name from?

lyn
 
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