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Bundy clocks around Birmingham

Banjo said:
I was part of the S.V.R 1940s event a couple of weeks ago and took this photo outside of their Kidderminster station. Although I couldn't hear it ticking (due to a single decker bus engine noise) it showed the correct time. When I returned the following day,the correct time again confirmed that it was a working Bundy clock. Apologies if this has been featured before.
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It has been shown before, but it is nice to know that it has been restored to working order and repainted in the correct colour (WMPTE repainted them dark blue). The ones at Wythall museum work when wound, which is done for special events and occasions.
 
As the title of the thread is 'around Birmingham', I can mention that there is the wreck of a West Bromwich Corporation Bundy Clock on Spon Lane just off the main Smethwick-Oldbury Road.

I remember travelling to my grandmother's house on the no. 11 Outer Circle. I always wondered why, going clockwise there was a clock at the top of Wellington Road and anti-clockwise at King's Head. To my young mind I never understood why they did not have the clocks opposite each at the same location.
 
DavidGrain said:
As the title of the thread is 'around Birmingham', I can mention that there is the wreck of a West Bromwich Corporation Bundy Clock on Spon Lane just off the main Smethwick-Oldbury Road.

I remember travelling to my grandmother's house on the no. 11 Outer Circle. I always wondered why, going clockwise there was a clock at the top of Wellington Road and anti-clockwise at King's Head. To my young mind I never understood why they did not have the clocks opposite each at the same location.
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I think there would have been several clocking points on the outer circle, and they would have been more or less opposite each other.
 
Presumably their was a bundy clock in the City Circle Route 19, but that bus service though once frequent later became infrequent.
 
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Lloyd said:
I thought Cole Bank Rd by Sarehole Mill, but your placing seems more likely.
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A bit of an aside. I thought A4040 and No. 11 bus route coincided but I notice on maps now that A4040 does not now follow what I remember as the old No11 back in 1960's!. I noticed in this photograph there is not now a bus stop where the bundy clock stood.
 
devonjim said:
A bit of an aside. I thought A4040 and No. 11 bus route coincided but I notice on maps now that A4040 does not now follow what I remember as the old No11 back in 1960's!. I noticed in this photograph there is not now a bus stop where the bundy clock stood.
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There was a "rationalisation" of distances between bus stops on many routes in the 1970s(?) and quite a few were moved (the ones on Hagley Road near my house were - Grrr!)
 
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?
 

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Radiorails

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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.
 
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'.

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pjmburns said:
Welcome to the Forum.
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Radiorails

Thread 'Bundy clocks around Birmingham'

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.
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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..
 
puttycat said:
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..
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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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Lloyd said:
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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Lloyd said:
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....
 
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....
 
The Bundy Clock was of course located at the later terminus of the tram route 8, the original terminus was at Highfield Road. The bus stop that Vivienne refereed to was in fact the tram stop as the sign reads "wait here for cars to the city". The most notable thing about route 8, Alum Rock and route 10 Washwood Heath was the use of a bow collector other than than the usual BCT tradition of trolley pole. The only other route to have bow collectors was route 32 Lodge Road. This was due to the circuitous on the 32 causing a number of dewirings of trolley poles whereas the 8 and 10 (Saltley I believe) was due to low bridges. After withdrawal of routes 8 an 10, 1st. October 1950, the cars were transferred to Selly Oak and Cotteridge depots.

Edited to make subject a little clearer.
 
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Radiorails said:
The Bundy Clock was of course located at the later terminus of the tram route 8, the original terminus was at Highfield Road. The bus stop that Vivienne refereed to was in fact the tram stop as the sign reads "wait here for cars to the city". The most notable thing about route 8, Alum Rock, was the use of a bow collector other than than the usual BCT tradition of trolley pole. The only other route to have bow collectors was route 32 Lodge Road. This was due to the sharp turns on the 32 whereas the 8 was due to two bridges.
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thanks alan..interesting info

lyn
 
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