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  1. Gill

    Lucas Aldridge Road, Perry Barr (Nr Lucas Sportsground)

    My grandfather, Henry James Gill, worked for the Lucas factory for 30 years before retiring on ill health grounds at the age of 63 in about 1980. I understand he worked at the factory in Hockley before it moved to the site at Perry Barr. He recieived a gold plated watch for his years of...
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