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Hercules Cycles

Certainly this c 1950 map shows there was a bicycle factory at Salford st, with school in distance at the correct position
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Hercules certainly had factories at Manor Mills and Rocky Lane in 1942 according to this:
 

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Hercules Cycles, Rocky Lane was my first job on leaving school in July 1944, so they were certainly there during the war. I worked in the despatch department and the cycles were exported all over the world. Eric
 
That map in post #64 as got me confused, I worked at Hercules for a year in 1944 and caught the 3x tram to Aston Cross and walked a few yards down Rocky Lane to the entrance, no where near Long Acre/Salford Street ????. That Manor Mills bicycles is not Hercules Cycles. Eric
 
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mwOnjm, Sorry, I stand corrected, I used to look after their telephone system in the 50's/60's during my time as a PO Engineer and I thought it was in Greet on or near the Warwick Rd. Put it down to age, it was over 60 years ago. Eric
 
Dawes and many other bicycle manufacturers are mentioned here:
 
Lyn, re your post #59. That is not Hercules Cycles, Hercules Cycles was top of Rocky Lane. See my post#70. Eric
 
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