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Sorry Andi but Antie Em is known for going off thread!! The Hypo was the mill next to G mill or was it F mill.Right on Rounds Green Road by Rounds Green School.It It was where really small tubes were drawn. Hypodermic? I only joined Accles's to play football for The Colts!! Now where were we. Bela ...

He's a footballier Andi - played for a local team. Sat next to him once in West Bromwich Hospital - I had two injured kids - one with a broken arm and the other with a sprained ankle (yes, I was questioned at reception to make sure I hadn't been battering them). He'd had an injury to his stomach - ...

Rob wrote:Jeff Astle came to Accles's in the 60's.He looked a little bit like Bela Lugosi.The same hairstyle.
Em i worked at Accle's Hypo 1965 and Accles's Colts 1965-1968.

Who was/is Jeff Astle?

Antie Em wrote:Hi again Andi

Smethwick Archives (Tel : Tel: 0121 558 2561) hold newspapers for Oldbury in 1951 and may have articles on the visit.

Maggie

Maggie, thank you for the tip. As I'm in Tokyo, I'll look them up on the Net. I'll let you know if I unearth any gold.

Andi

Thank you for the link to the Black Country Bugle. That could prove to be very useful.

Thanks for the welcomes. I did contact Accles & Pollock's but they said they didn't have records from so long ago. Is 1951 really such a long time ago?

Hello, I'm researching Bela Lugosi's British tour of Dracula in 1951. He toured Britain for 6 months in the play between April and October and made a film, Mother Riley Meets The Vampire before returning to America. From May 28- June 26 he performed at the Dudley Hippodrome and 0n May 29, with his w...