TheCyclingRooster
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- Scarisbrick,Lancashire
Hi Steve NO that is not correct. Harry Quinn had his shop in Walton Road,just up from the Astoria Cinema and Blair Haal (a Dance Hall above the cooperative retail shop.I have just read an article that Wally Watkins had a place to another famous frame bulder, Harry Quinn. Harry Quinns premises were on Edge Lane, Liverpool.
Hi, I'd love to track down one of the Wally Watkins bikes and find out more about him. He was my grandfather. Who might know more and how would I find one of the bikes?Hi Steve NO that is not correct. Harry Quinn had his shop in Walton Road,just up from the Astoria Cinema and Blair Haal (a Dance Hall above the cooperative retail shop.
The move from Walton Road to Rice Lane at the end of Walton Vale and opposite The Windsor Castle (hostelry) was when the business was known as H&J Quinn (Harry & Jimmy),they were brothers.
The shop in Edge Lane was Quinn Bros - they were cousins and the sons of another Quinn - Ron,I think.
I have since found out that Wally Watkins had his premises quite close indeed in Bootle and close to Harry Quinn at Walton Road.
Bootle and Walton were only separated by Stanley Road. Stanley Road ran from Litherland towards the city centre and then became Scotland (Scottie) Road.
Scottie Road was of course Cilla Black territory (Cilla White) to those that new her when she had her natural hair colour.
Hi Alistair. I search for quite a long time for any info/leads of your late grandfather;I did it on behalf of a longtime school friend of mine (The John Hamilton Technical High School) that was in the throws of writing a book about his late father that had owned a red Wally Watkins track bike and had given it to his his son George Munday;I believe that it was George that fitted the straight handle bars that are seen on the bike in the attached image that was taken in the late 50's or very early 60's overlooking the River Mersey on a typical windy day.Hi, I'd love to track down one of the Wally Watkins bikes and find out more about him. He was my grandfather. Who might know more and how would I find one of the bikes?