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    Symbols on Lucas Aerospace sculpture - meaning

    Have moved into a £100m factory on the Birmingham Business park near the NEC & airport. Together with the sister factory that was based at 1 York Rd , former Velocette motorcycle company , now a pile of rubble .
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    Symbols on Lucas Aerospace sculpture - meaning

    Apparantly the building was originally a bus station. The last occupants Rolls-Royce aero engine controls.
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    Symbols on Lucas Aerospace sculpture - meaning

    It was (is?) on the front of the Lucas Aerospace building, Shaftmore lane originally built for the gas turbine fuel pumps I understand. I think the sqwirly bits represent the turbines, the Lucas lion is the original Lucas lamp (King of the road) logo but the rest ??????
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    Symbols on Lucas Aerospace sculpture - meaning

    Can somebody explain what all the symbols mean on this Lucas sculpture circa 1938-40 Shaftmore lane and is it still there , preserved or destroyed now ?
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