The one I can remember was on your left approaching the outskirts of Leicester, there used to be some pre-fabs nearbyWasn't it at the bottom of Anstey Lane next to Blackbird Road?
My mam worked there in the fifties. She walked there from Parker Drive where we lived.
Ah, thanks. The access road I recall must be the light one visible ā and I was wrong about the houses on the left.Filbo, the windy road is Blackbird Road and Anstey lane junction is in the bottom left corner.
As I was not aware of a New Parks site that is obviously what Mickey is referring to...
The best season in football history - I think we all have the games memorised, but your sequence is a nice reminderThe photo of the garden where Leicester Fosse was formed, or the best season in the history of football ever record?
Sadly 11 years too late for me to ask my Dad, who worked for them for 47 years.
Anyone know what's at the Blackbird Road site now? Haven't been past there since the detour we made en-route to Dad's funeral for old times' sake...
Correct. And towards the bottom of the photo, between the multispan main factory floor and the adjacent taller building fronting Blackburd Road was a (presumably) dummy rotating radar bar on the flat roof of a small single storey entrance vestibule.Filbo, the windy road is Blackbird Road and Anstey lane junction is in the bottom left corner.
As I was not aware of a New Parks site that is obviously what Mickey is referring to...
Thanks v much! Looks about as recognisable as most old footballs grounds do...I believe this is the former Marconi site on Blackbird Road. looking from Ravensbridge Road, and up Anstey Lane on the left of shot. Blackbird pub just out of site to the left.
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Me too I was in the training room at the time .... small worldI was in the apprentice training school at the Blackbird Road site.then worked at the New Parks site. Nearly went on strike when they asked the apprentices to clean and paint the Radar we refused .The year was 1965