Recent content by Bill Basset

Back in late 1978 I ordered a new Ford Escort 1600 Sport from Mottershed & Smith, Soho Road Handsworth . That was the performance Escort below the RS2000. No sooner had I placed the order, the Ford workforce went on one of their longest ever strikes. After a 6 months delay I cancelled the order...

Chris, thank you for the rapid response. My initial thought, with the road dropping away, suggested near the church, towards the Chester Road. However, the road from my house also dropped away towards Wood Lane so I just had to ask. The Streetview scene you have uploaded, looks spot on for the...

Chris have you any idea where in Foley Road this photo was taken? I lived in Foley Road West from 1982 to 2016, 5 houses down from Wood Lane towards the Chester Road. From the lie of the land I can almost convince myself that the two gentlemen are standing on the pavement outside my house.

I was born in and spent my childhood in Great Barr. The bus does belong to West Bromwich Corporation, on the number 6 route from Hamstead to West Brom town centre. From the angle I would guess the photo was taken from a second floor window of the old Scott Arms pub demolished circa 1966. i...

Even in the 1950’s the Scott Arms was a busy crossroads controlled by traffic lights. Most likely they were installed post war corresponding with the massive house building programme in the area. My parents lived In Great Barr from 1940 at the time most of housing estates had been put on hold...