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Cadbury's Bournville Factory

paul stacey said:
Yes Lyn , those treats were a God send, for us kids in those days, as we did't have much!!
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too right paul...we also used to do well with our other auntie who was manageress on a fruit farm...when she visited from evesham she came with a big box of lovely apples...happy days

lyn
 
star43 said:
That‘s interesting as it was my dad who worked at Parkside and his dad was an engine driver on the Cadbury’s railway line. If you do have any photos that would be fantastic.
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Love the family connection to the Cadbury Railway; my Great Grandfather (Jack Stanford) was the Cadbury railway foreman from 1907 to 1944; I am working on a book presently on the family railway history and obviously the railway around the factory will feature heavily. Would love to hear any recollections you may have. Paul
 
Has anybody read Bournville by Jonathan Coe? Well worth a read. Fictional characters in familiar settings. Based on significant events starting with VE day. All inspired by his mother's life.
 
In 1904 Bournbrook Hall (entrance gates on the right of the postcard image) would still have been used as a lodging for those female workers who lived a distance from Bournville.
 
Seems to be all closed off now Mike, at least I couldn't spot that entrance and its quite grown over. But I spotted this ghost sign (?) where parts of a Cadbury building are crumbling (from March 2021 Streetview). No idea what it says.

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Viv
There has never been an entrance there since I knew the place. I think it was closed off when the Hall was demolished and the whole area became the Girls Grounds . This would have been, I think, around 1910. The building you show would be the old Cadbury club, which was burnt down about 2 years ago. Possibly Paul Cadbury's ghost had a hand in that, as, after the club got a licence, when he was visiting the site and was walking back to the bus (a truly egalitarian man) he always insisted on crossing the road when passing it, so he did not have to go too close)
 
mikejee said:
Viv
There has never been an entrance there since I knew the place. I think it was closed off when the Hall was demolished and the whole area became the Girls Grounds . This would have been, I think, around 1910. The building you show would be the old Cadbury club, which was burnt down about 2 years ago. Possibly Paul Cadbury's ghost had a hand in that, as, after the club got a licence, when he was visiting the site and was walking back to the bus (a truly egalitarian man) he always insisted on crossing the road when passing it, so he did not have to go too close)
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in slightly better condition in 2008 mike


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Sad to read that the Girl's Grounds are no more, my wife had her leaving do in there when she left Cadbury's. Must have been 1973. Club house was licenced at that time.
 
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