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This sounds right. I have a 1966 Co-op directory which lists the address of the Birmingham Co-op Laundry as Woodcock Lane North, Acocks Green. The Holyhead Road Handsworth and Goosemoor Lane Erdington addresses are also listed.

Hi, I have a 1966 Co-op directory which lists the address of the Birmingham Co-op Lauundry as Woodcock Lane North, Acocks Green. The Holyhead Road Handsworth and Goosemoor Lane Erdington addresses are also listed.

Photo taken at the Birmingham Co-op laundry located in Handsworth on Park Lane close to the junction with Holyhead Rd. / Birmingham Rd. not far from the West Brom. F.C. stadium.

The last milk delivery by horse drawn float with Birmingham Co-op was in Small Heath in 1961.

Wacaden had a depot at 1135 Hubert Rd. Bourneville Model Dairies were at 36 Selly Oak Road up to 1961 when it was absorbed by probably Midland Counties.

There was probably a local Wacaden milk depot, there were several around the city. The Nova Scotia Street dairy was the main processing dairy.

MCD / Wacaden For much of the last century, the WACADEN (Wathes Cattell & Gurden) dairy was the third largest in Birmingham, after Birmingham Co-op and Midland Counties Dairy. The main Wacaden processing dairy was in Nova Scotia Street to the north of Curzon Street railway station (where...

Am now aware the photo was taken in 1971 at Bratt Street, West Bromwich.

Hi, I am wondering if anyone can place where this photo was taken please ie. the street? The photo dates to about 1970 and shows a Bedford TK with a trailer load of sterilised milk bottle empties departing from a Midland Counties / Unigate depot. I note the adjoining building is signed 'Kenrick...