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I lived in Roderick Road ( 9 ) until the Germans arrived one night and we where bombed out, Sid's child was looked after by the same person who looked after my brother from time to time, there house was just missed by a land mine not like the houses...

With reference to Bill Morgan see the attached. Thanks Joe for the picture.

Just that he would pass our pre - fab in Yardley Wood Road at night on he's way home with Jim. Thanks for the picture of Bill.

If Bill was on he's go home bike and he lived near Warstock he would be on the wrong side of town. I know that he helped me out on Bantam test in 1950 - 1951 and for some reason I cannot remember he's funeral, Maybe I had moved to dispatch...

Must have been one of the last Joe, I don't remember them like that either. Lou.

Hi Dani, Try the link below, Like your dad I worked at the BSA from 1948 to 1957. Lou Dalby Ex test and Insp. https://www.flickr.com/photos/g1ulz/sets/72157622597337102/

Went to cast iron blocks, I graided the blocks and pistons in the view room stamping the bases with the piston sizes to be fitted.

I hit a dog outside that police station on my LE killed the dog and nearley killed me ( no crash hats in those days ).

AdA Litherland was my Grandmother.

Have now found out that it was a model FF of 1938 only a few were made.

Did this bike go into production ??.

I also remember that night, we where sleeping in the car park at the Royal Oak Hockley Heath which we did most nights awaiting the all clear. The landlord would let us sit in the bar till closing time and then we would go out to the car.

My father was at the Rocket Battery ( Home Guard) based at Swanhurst Park for a short time ( c 1944) but has he worked nights at Rover Clay Lane on Merlins he did not stay long.

I started in Oct 1949 and left to go to Velocette in 1959. Jeff was an appren'tice during my time. I worked in the motor cycle finish and there is a picture of me outside the dept on the shop hack which was a Gold Flash and BSA sidecar with a...

I know how you felt, I was on test and inspection for nine years and we had some great times, My brother was the same he did it for 25 years and was one of the last to leave. https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2737/4015827419_d885932ea6_m.jpg

I have added some more pictures on the above site sent to me by Joe Brown Ex BSA Test. They where taken in 1988 when he came over from Aus.

I was in the " Children's from December 1945 to February 1946 ( Ward 3) before being moved to " Moseley Hall where I stayed till July 1946. My Doctor was Mr Stammers, I will always be grateful for the treatment I received there and later ( c 1956) at the...

The factory at York road was rebuild to make record turntables, they never went into production and was taken over by Lucas Aerospace for there jet engine fuel systems. This div is now TRW. I worked there just before Velocette close down and lived in...

My mother and father were married at St Johns in 1932, I and my brother where baptised there me in January 1933. I lived some of the time with my Grandmother and father in Avon Street, this house still there on Google street level. It was damaged by...

No, the site was cleared and a new factory replaced it. It was designed to make record turntables but was taken over by Lucas Gas Turbine for there engine fuel sytems. I worked for Velo for a short time after leaving the BSA and before joining Lucas...