Bundy clock

[puttycat]

My Grandfather is standing at a Bundy clock ,but we are not quite sure where in Birmingham it is ,cannot quite read the road on the left ,does anyone out there have any idea?

 

[pjmburns]

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Jun 8, 2024

The Bundy Clock, if there was one, would definitely been on the opposite side of Icknield Street opposite the Royal Mint PH. There was a Bundy Clock situated on the bridge by Monument Lane railway station which is in the same direction as shown by the number 8 bus. There would not have be two clocks in such a short distance of one another in the same direction of travel.

• Radiorails

 

[Lloyd]

The bus is a Leyland Trolleybus, and the only route they worked was Coventry Road. I'm fairly sure that's what the road sign would say.

Here's a colour photo of one of these impressive six-wheel 'silent servants'.

 

[puttycat]

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The Bundy Clock, if there was one, would definitely been on the opposite side of Icknield Street opposite the Royal Mint PH. There was a Bundy Clock situated on the bridge by Monument Lane railway station which is in the same direction as shown by the number 8 bus. There would not have be two clocks in such a short distance of one another in the same direction of travel.

• Radiorails

I did look at all possibilities on this site ,hence joining......my Sister thought it may be The Maypole ,but when i enlarged the road sign I thought it was something Walk ,but really not sure he lived in Billesley ,so presumed he was a bus driver around that area,but my Sister thought he used to go to the Lickey Hills.....looked on this site and unfortunately the picture of the Lickey Hills bundy clock didn't match.He firstly drove on the trams before becoming a bus driver.In WW2 he was given a BCT tin hat ,to which I have just donated to a museum in Nuneaton,hence wanting to know more to give the information to them..

 

[Lloyd]

I did look at all possibilities on this site ,hence joining......my Sister thought it may be The Maypole ,but when i enlarged the road sign I thought it was something Walk ,but really not sure he lived in Billesley ,so presumed he was a bus driver around that area,but my Sister thought he used to go to the Lickey Hills.....looked on this site and unfortunately the picture of the Lickey Hills bundy clock didn't match.He firstly drove on the trams before becoming a bus driver.In WW2 he was given a BCT tin hat ,to which I have just donated to a museum in Nuneaton,hence wanting to know more to give the information to them..

Those trolleybuses ran from Coventry Road depot, which ran trams as well. The building is still there, at the juction with Arthur Street.

 

[Donbogen]

Nice to see still standing and being used

 

[puttycat]

Those trolleybuses ran from Coventry Road depot, which ran trams as well. The building is still there, at the juction with Arthur Street.
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Those trolleybuses ran from Coventry Road depot, which ran trams as well. The building is still there, at the juction with Arthur Street.
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so I guess they didn't run anywhere near Lickey hills?...or Maypole....?it was so strange because when I enlarged the name on the road sign it seemed to have a 'w'towards the end of the road sign perhaps that was later in his working life ,thank you so much for info so intriguing....

 

[puttycat]

Thank you so so much ...again.....

 

[Radiorails]

Trolleybus 56 appears to be at Arden Oak terminus in the post WW2 livery.

 

[pjmburns]

So at the junction of Arden Oak Road and the Coventry Road?

 

[puttycat]

Trolleybus 56 appears to be at Arden Oak terminus in the post WW2 livery.

Brilliant ,thank you so so much

 

[puttycat]

So at the junction of Arden Oak Road and the Coventry Road?

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[puttycat]

Thank you so much ,it really is ,I am so glad I looked on this site last night.....I can now send this on to the gentleman in Nuneaten who has a few bits and pieces now of Grandpa....