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I can confirm that.

Hi, yes indeed, the Beagle was made at Small Heath, for a while during my apprenticeship I was put on Beagle assembly line inspection.

Mr Curry eh? he was the foreman in the Model Room when I worked there during my apprenticeship, next door to the Competition shop. My five year apprenticeship took me to many departments and I was rather glad the "training school opened after I finished. Ten years all told at the BSA and I loved...

No Police houses, the two next to the TA centre were built late 50's, prior to that there were military buildings there. we used to play in them as kids, I believe both houses have only ever been private dwellings.

Dear old Fanny, what a smashing lady, there were many ladies working in the canteen but Fanny is the only one I can remember, not to be messed with but a great laugh and a rather saucy sense of humour. Mid morning break, can of coke and a toasted "hot cross bun" but Fanny flatly refused to toast...

You must remember FANNY in the canteen, a white haired "mature lady" used to serve the 6d dinners after which I'd also walk through the plating shop, over the canal bridge for a game of snooker in the club house, half a shandy then back to work...........great days. 1960 to 1969.

Me too, I'm absolutely sure it's not Armoury Road.

I remember Bill Rushton, can still picture his face. I started in B section as an apprentice August 1960

There was indeed a drop forge there, pretty close to the canal where the crankshafts were forged, you could feel the drop hammers in the drawing offices opposite.