Wolverhampton, Warstones, Leasowes farm

[Willow 4873]

Never heard of him Catti what are the titles?

Willow x

[Uplands]

This thread has been intriguing me for a while now. I remember the farm quite well as being born and bred in Uplands Avenue and being lads we used to cycle regularly to the canal at Diminsdale. Our route was down Uplands Ave up Firtree Rd to the Trysull Rd through Merry hill and past Leasowes farm and the entrance to the sewerage farm.
We then carried on down Langley Rd, past the Ack-Ack site on the right then on to the canal at DiminsdaleWhilst on this thread who remembers the Ack-Ack site?
During the war when my father was in the Homeguard he often used to take me down there to show me the guns.
On the attached map (unfortunately on the very edge ) is Leasowes farm. It is a 1914 map so you will notice quite a lack of housing, shops and of course the Merry Hill pub which I used to frequent when Horace Hollyhead kept it in the 1950's and early '60's.

Happy days!!

Bob.

[Uplands]

I posted this the same time as Willow and the map didn't post with it.
I will try again.

Bob.

[truebritmega]

My mom remembers it, and the american soldiers going to church at st michaels, pulling up in there jeeps etc...as to an ARP post, can we get records of arp personnell? the reason i ask is my granddad was in the ARP

[Willow 4873]

Is the Ack-Ack site that bit just at the end of the houses by the green electric box? I remember my dad telling me about it when I was a kid and if I remember rightly that was supossed to be haunted too lol 

I always wanted to go and have a look round there but never got up the nerve when I was a kid to climb over the fence - I'd break my neck if I tried it now!

Willow x

[Uplands]

You are correct in your assumptions Willow, here is an overhead view of it.
As regards to records of the ARP I am sure there will be some somewhere abouts but as to where to start your search escapes me!

Bob.

[Willow 4873]

OOOHHH!! Even more intrigued now thanx for that Bob

Willow x

[truebritmega]

I used to go n play on the ack ack site as a kid... the old remains of the hmmm ack ack batterry? used to make a great den/castle LOL

[Uplands]

These were the days, the guard house was just on the left as you went through the main gate. My father used to take me into the sergeants mess and I can remember throwing darts at a dartboard. The rest has faded into the past.

Bob.