MikeyBoy44
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Can anyone remember this factory which was in Sparkbrook or Sparkhill around 1960s
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Spring Grove laundry
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MikeyBoy44
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Thanks for this, much appreciated! I worked there during 1965/6.
There was a Spring Grove Laundry in Forman's Road in the 50's/60's, my mother worked there for a short time.
bygonebrummie
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Yes, I remember it very well. My mother worked there too, for many years from about 1962 until it closed. I remember being taken there as a young child, it seemed hellish, hot, dark in places, water on the floor and steam spurting out of loud churning machinery. Years later I worked there during my school holidays. Not sure I’ll be able to answer but was there anything specific you wanted to know?
BrummieGeoff
Sparkhill Lad
Spent many hours watching works football matches (and playing by the Cole) on the playing field adjacent to the laundry during the 1960s.
Here's an old photo of the interior, when it was called Mirror Laundry.
Here's an old photo of the interior, when it was called Mirror Laundry.
bygonebrummie
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That phot is amazing. The infrastructure of the building looked more or less the same in the 1970s with large steam presses replacing individual irons. I worked on the presses during my school holidays which was an experience to say the least.
