speedway fan   10 #277 Posted April 28, 2013 Yes Wilf Green was on London road,i bought a 350cc BSA B31 (£60) from him in the 60's.....  Wilf Green was not on London Road he was on Abbeydale Road.Shops on London Road were,Horridge and Wildgoose,Cadwallenders,Dan Bradbury and Frank.B.Roper. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
terminator   10 #278 Posted April 28, 2013 (edited) Think you will mean this Bullerboy The small Enfield http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r180/terminator_020/wilfnson_zps70132714.jpg It was 369-371 Abeydale RD Used to pass it everyday on way to Bentleys. Edited April 28, 2013 by terminator Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cuttsie   1,090 #279 Posted April 29, 2013 It's been quite a while since I started this post, but I still come back and go through it and really enjoy reading all the comments that people have left. I have found a video on 'YouTube' from the late 80's/early 90's of a programme that was shown on BBC called 'Perpetual Motion' In the video it tells the story of the Royal Enfield Bullet that was manufactured in Redditch and then in later years manufactured in India and imported back to the U.K. In the video you will see Wilf Green who was the importer of the Indian produced Bullets. Hope you like it.  Link: Any one know the name of the film shown staring Rita Tushington? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bullerboY   10 #280 Posted April 29, 2013 Think you will mean this Bullerboy The small Enfield http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r180/terminator_020/wilfnson_zps70132714.jpg It was 369-371 Abeydale RD Used to pass it everyday on way to Bentleys. Yes thats the one but this is the original one,we were good friends of Wilfs. ---------- Post added 29-04-2013 at 08:41 ----------  Stan Cadwallender is alive and well and is living at Shell Harbour New South Wales in Oz. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
carsupplier   10 #281 Posted April 29, 2013 (edited) Any one know the name of the film shown staring Rita Tushington?  The film is called 'The Leather Boys', here is a short clip of it: Edited April 29, 2013 by carsupplier Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
euclid   10 #282 Posted April 29, 2013 Wilf Green was not on London Road he was on Abbeydale Road.Shops on London Road were,Horridge and Wildgoose,Cadwallenders,Dan Bradbury and Frank.B.Roper. Yes i think you are right, i wasn't sure whether it was right at the end of London Rd,or beginning of Abbeydale ......you forgot Charlie Freemans on London Rd just up from Bradbury's,his brother Harry was the manager Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
speedway fan   10 #283 Posted April 29, 2013 Yes i think you are right, i wasn't sure whether it was right at the end of London Rd,or beginning of Abbeydale ......you forgot Charlie Freemans on London Rd just up from Bradbury's,his brother Harry was the manager  You've got me there.I honestly can't remember Charlie Freemans on London Rd,I remember his shop at Eckington.Do you remember Alf Parkers on Spital Hill,Leather and Simpson on Infirmary Rd,Smiths on Infirmary Rd,Dysons on Middlewood Rd and Ma Claytons bike spares on Middlewood Rd.Theres something now nagging at the back of my mind about another shop on a corner just above Dan Bradbury's,I don't think it was there as long as the others,I wonder if that was charlie Freemans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
euclid   10 #284 Posted April 29, 2013 Theres something now nagging at the back of my mind about another shop on a corner just above Dan Bradbury's,I don't think it was there as long as the others,I wonder if that was charlie Freemans. Yes ,the shop was on a corner just above Bradbury's,a friend of mine worked there and one weekend (when a teenager) i helped do some stock-taking to earn a few extra pounds,i fetched some bikes back from there to Eckington for Charlie a couple of times..Freeman's of Eckington has been demolished now for many years to make way for shops ........ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
cuttsie   1,090 #285 Posted April 29, 2013 The film is called 'The Leather Boys', here is a short clip of it: I can smell the Ariel Arrow in that clip now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
bullerboY Â Â 10 #286 Posted April 29, 2013 You've got me there.I honestly can't remember Charlie Freemans on London Rd,I remember his shop at Eckington.Do you remember Alf Parkers on Spital Hill,Leather and Simpson on Infirmary Rd,Smiths on Infirmary Rd,Dysons on Middlewood Rd and Ma Claytons bike spares on Middlewood Rd.Theres something now nagging at the back of my mind about another shop on a corner just above Dan Bradbury's,I don't think it was there as long as the others,I wonder if that was charlie Freemans.The shop was Horridge and Wildgoose Triumph agents and later charlie had it and Maynard Holmes was the salesman there,Horriges also had a shop up ecclesall rd Frank smith was on London rd nearly opposite Horridges.I remember all the shops you have mentioned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
speedway fan   10 #287 Posted April 29, 2013 The shop was Horridge and Wildgoose Triumph agents and later charlie had it and Maynard Holmes was the salesman there,Horriges also had a shop up ecclesall rd Frank smith was on London rd nearly opposite Horridges.I remember all the shops you have mentioned.  Must be losing my memory,can't remember Frank Smiths but it was probably the shop Stan Cadwallender took over as he was more or less opposite Horriges.A bit later Armando opened up specialising in scooters,he was further down London Road,I think he was on John Street.Further up,off The Moor,was Wraggs on Wellington St (and later on Shalesmoor).Can't forget Greys on Bridge Street either,they tried to make their bikes look cheaper by pricing in guinneas. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
euclid   10 #288 Posted April 29, 2013 Can't forget Greys on Bridge Street either,they tried to make their bikes look cheaper by pricing in guinneas. Yes you are correct there also..i bought my first bike from them off Jeff Hall who i knew at the time,he lived at Killamarsh on the "White City" same as myself...it was a 1963 Triumph Tiger Cub 200cc and cost me 99 guinea's... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...