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Is the new building on the right of the top picture Granville House, former GPO offices now a Travel Lodge or similar

The Rover also had two other Shadow Factories, one next to or opposite the Co op Laundry in Woodcock Lane North and the other at a new site in Solihull which ultimately became Rovers main car plant. In WW2 when Rover lost the contract to build Jet engines, developed by Frank Whittle in these...

Some interesting history here http://www.classic50racingclub.co.uk/The-Heldun-Marque-from-Heldun-Engineering/index.php/

I specialise in obscure Birmingham history, so can tell you Lincoln Street Motors owned an aircraft in the early 80s based at Elmdon, here is a picture of it, it’s now at Gloucester https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/6706271#modal-large-photo

Can anyone add any information to the above

Amazing, I stand corrected, I never knew they made those, unless of course it’s a home build with a BSA motor fitted? It does seem to imply that only the engine is BSA

From Graces Guide A private company BSA Radio Ltd was formed, in 1926 when BSA started marketing new products. 1926 The BSA Co entered into an agreement with Standard Telephones and Cables - formerly the Western-Electric Co - whereby the developments of the latter company in connection with...

The Star Picture House was closed on 30th August 1958 the last film shown was Frank Sinatra in “Pal Joey” and Anthony Dexter in “Parson and the Outlaw”. The Star for many years was run and managed by a former Villa player and interestingly Villa player Peter Mc Parland lived very close by

Dunkleys were a pram and motorcycle builder and later moved to 35, Dean Street The company was founded in 1874 by W.H. Dunkley. In 1916 Dunkley patented the 'twisted spring'. This allowed the attachment of the box to the frame on the side. This made it possible to hang the boxes lower than by...

Any update Susan, this was an important Birmingham company!

That is a truly amazing picture you have posted! Any idea on location and whether those buildings were purpose built for manufacture or were just out of use farm buildings perhaps? I used to visit Palmers Chain in that area, it was a privilege to go into the factory and it was said they made the...

I witnessed one incident first hand that I wouldn’t be allowed to post on here and he was completly out of order. However I always believed him to be a decent person who meant well and he had little time for slackers. I wrote to him when myself and another ex pupil went back on a visit and he...

Anybody remember the trainers names at The Wilmot Breedon Boxing Club there were two that I remember but one main one, little fellow, great character and trainer, used to train Johnny.

Great picture, any chance of the accompanying text and description that shows it to be a BSA made frame and a BSA engine

BSA made a range of three wheelers but I’ve never seen a BSA auto truck or any autotruck with a BSA engine in it but of course I may well be wrong.

The idea may not have lasted long but the deeper than usual roof canopy did, it was still there a few years ago

There was a boy in the early 60s who lived in Catherine Street who went to school at Lordswood Technical School at Bearwood, a bit of a hike from Aston!

I remember Roger Franks, C stream lived near John Dean D stream, near Cape Hill i think. Colin Lee passed away some time ago, he was a heavy smoker I believe. He was a choirmaster of a well known choir in the city and there was something about it on the net years ago