Recent content by Louis Dalby

Your dad and uncle and my father rode on the speedway ( Dirt Track ) to togther with the Parker brothers, I think I can remember them having a car showroom by the Collage Arms Pub.

He's name is Joe Brown and a ex tester like me at the BSA. The above is he's call on this site. He now lives in AUS. Rgds Lou Dalby.

Ask. Mowerman. He. Was. A tester on them

The Attached picture is of Bill Nicholson with Joan Henley who completed a 12.000 mile tour of the USA on a BSA 500cc B33.

This is the Main Gate, The Tester my brother John Dalby.

It was the side gate where the petrol pump was which was on the right, On the left was the surgery where I had my Polio jab during the time when the Birmingham footballer died.

If you look at the top right of the attached picture that is the part of the factory that was restored after the raid. My brother is far right. Lou Dalby.

You have your facts right, The building was not restored until my time c1953.

It was in the factory but I think it is now in St Johns church Sparkhill on the Stratford Road. Lou Dalby Ex Test.

Most testers used this cafe, Lou Dalby Ex test and inspection 1949 - 1958.

I worked in the inspection dept at Small Heath grading the barrels and pistons of the Dandy.

My grandfather took a picture of a German airship over the Lucas factory at Hall Green before WW2, I posted the picture on this site but it seems the been deleted.

I was a member of the BSA Rife team and used the range at Stratford Road TA Hall Green and the open range at Stratford - upon - Avon.

For Pictures go to my site on " flickr" BSA Small Heath. Lou Dalby Ex BSA Test.

My DaD rode with Cyril and Harry on the Speedway in 1927 - 1932, He also worked for Fred Povey before WW2 at he's garage in Hall Green. I worked with Brain at BSA and we all did the Cafes in Hall Green and Earlswood together. I think Harry or Cyril...