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I think that is a very different Lucas. Remember when the Lucas office was built at Monkspath, the proposed building was erected in a scaffold outline, don't know why, perhaps to show planners the proposal, imagine if the city council had made a similar request for the "Octagon Tower"

Just quickly read through this thread. Two questions Did Lucas ever have a place on the Radleys, near the railway bridge and secondly, totally unrelated, were AT Gittins ever on the Warwick Rd near Tyseley Lane. Memories from childhood years 1940's 50's!

So a sixteen spot ladybird, thanks Eric,

Playing about with a macro lens I spotted this tiny insect. When enlarged some 300X it's yellow and black somewhat like a ladybird!

This comment struck a chord, twenty five years ago we came to North Devon on holiday and we are here now. If the windows are open we can hear the sea, just as noisy as the M42 in Hopwood, the seagulls make a mess of the car if it left out of the garage.

Have a great day!

Mike, in 1940's my great grand parents lived in a exactly similar house on the corner of Medlicott Rd and Abbotsford Rd.

My parents married Sept '39. and looked at houses around here, from what I recall them saying the houses were substantially discounted as war had been declared.

When I first lived near there in 1940's there was a Manor House Rd and a Bilton Grange Rd. At that time BCFC players lived in this area Elmay Rd. though soccer player's houses were not so grand as their present day counter parts.

Can't get your map link to open, Wagon and horses is less than a mile from St Bernards Grange that features on the other recent thread.

No one has added to the dog breeding reference, perhaps it's an urban myth or fake news?

My wife is a Kirby, her dad was James Kirby, but it appears NOT the notorious James Kirby. Her grandparents were William Kirby/Janet While.

Have a great day!

In 1950's 60's there were playing fields at the rear of St Bernards Grange, can't remember who played there, could have been Hardy Spicer but not sure. Langham Close must have been cut when the houses were built, the "Grange" was always on Barrows Lane "back in the day".

In 1960's a friend lived in nearby Skelcher Rd. From the front it appeared that each house had it's own garage but in fact there was one area behind the two doors which they used to park their cars.

Junction of Coventry Rd and Church Rd. B'ham left, Coventry right. Opposite towards what I always knew as the Yew Tree Pictures #3,5,7 on the left of this road. Also In 1968 a small travel agent where I booked our Honeymoon flight!

Happy Birthday! See you down St.Bernard's Grange for a pint?

The safety officer at GKN had previously been a fireman who had attended the Halford fire, I remember him telling us that opening up, I thought he said roof lights had allowed oxygen in to feed the fire.

My wife and her sister both went to Church Rd junior school 1948-1951. Their mom worked there on school dinners. Picture around 1950.

Not sure if this is any better?