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Pedrocut, you'll never guess. You were right! He probably did buy up Sarah Cudd's cycle fittings, OR he started manufacturing pedals for...

I love that you found this. There was so much hope all the way through from Matthew and then some crazy twists and turns happened and...

yes taken in the 60s...if your dad had a jag then there is a good chance that is his car lyn

I love it. The history is coming together.

Things can get a little muddled on Ancestry. Matthew senior's father was definitely Matthias. He also had a son named Matthew. Matthew...

Baptism and Probate for Matthew from Ancestry.

Yes, I picked this up on Ancestry. Matthias was a labourer and worked in Kemberton, Shropshire. That's where his son, Matthew Picken...

thats what i thought so on the same side as the cross guns pub...so would this photo of the cross guns looking up frankfort st from...

Very sad for Birmingham and its illustrious industrial past.

Yes, it seems that after the 60’s much of what made industry in the UK great started to unravel.

When I look at the challenging times for industry and the UK just in the 20th century alone, it is an achievement.

It's a book of fiction based on the truth of how the business grew over 200 years. I WISH I could find something out about Joe but he...

very sad and upsetting but to keep a business running for 200 years is also something to be proud of... lyn

Thanks for the Kelly's Directories tip. The factory went into liquidation after 6 years of horrifying upheaval for my parents. The did...