Recent content by peasmoulde

Hi many thanks for reply. A very nice comment by your grandad, thank you. I don't remember meeting him at the airport but I do remember he was a regular customer at the Anne's Pantry garage (AP Motors on the A45 near the Clock Inn) where I worked weekends and evenings on the petrol pumps...

Yes you are correct, Elmdon Lane went from the A45 Coventry Road to Marston Green. It was closed around the late 1930's when work started on the new Elmdon Aerodrome.

Excellent memory your mum has. I had just had a memory recall and realised that the name was Susan Heath. I think your mum lived at the bottom of Elmdon Lane by the hangars. I think her father was Charles Heath an Airport Fireman but I may be wrong. One person missing from the photo was...

Thank you for your reply. Having searched my memory I think the names are as follows:- Back row L to R Robert Bedford, Nicholas Hughes, Charles Pearce, Malcolm Pratt, Susan and Janis Clamp Front row L to R Gillian Saunders, Robert Fleetwood, Dennis Collier, Heather Saunders, Eileen or Edna...

Just seen the photo of the Spantax CV-990 landing at Elmdon. I lived in the house on the left of the photo from 1952 until December 68 when it was purchased by the Airport and demolished. The photo was taken in June 1967 and recorded the arrival of the first of many weekly Spantax CV-990...

Hello, only just seen your question on the forum. I attended Bickenhill Cof E School from 1957 to 1963. I do not have any photos of the actual school building but do have two photos of the pupils. The top one was taken around 1960 at Parents Day dancing around the Maypole. The other photo...