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Sorry, I'm not familiar with 'BritainfromAbove' although I am now. I have discovered the following image which shows the Excelsior works in Kings Road directly opposite the Girling Brake Lining factory and Hay Hall Road. Thank you for the tip off. https://britainfromabove.org.uk/cy/image/EAW029661
I know what the building looks like now as I can see 272 Kings Road on Google Streets. As I said in my post, I’d like to see what the factory looked like in its heyday. I also have a small book on Excelsior so am familiar with its history.
I have an interest in motorcycles produced by the Excelsior Motor Company whose factory was in Kings Road, Tyseley. I own, and am restoring, a 1951 Excelsior Roadmaster motorcycle which is not quite as old as me. I have searched in vain for photographs of what the old factory looked like in its...