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This was Adderley Park, not Adderley Street, and this particular workshop was not part of the new extensions to the works in 1914. PA739

These reliefs depict St. George fighting the Dragon and are well illustrated in the book "Faces of Old Birmingham", a 130 page full colour pocket guide book to some of the old buildings still standing in the city centre. The book was published in 2019 and I understand is only available from...

This building is identified in the guide book "Faces of Old Birmingham" as 56 - 60 Newhall Street, built in 1900. PA739

This picture shows 20hp and 15hp car chassis being assembled in Wolseley's Adderley Park West Works. The engine "dressing line", to the left, is for the 15hp ohc engines. A full history of Wolseley's Adderley Park Works, was published last year; "The Real Wolseley". PA739

A complete history of Wolseley at Adderley Park has recently been published called "The Real Wolseley - Adderley Park Works 1901 to 1926". This 242 page hardback book contains unique pictures and information, but is only available from the Wolseley Register on-line shop. PA739

Two presenters from Birmingham Radio 5IT. "Aunty Dorothy" and "Aunty Kitty" PA739

A picture showing "Uncle Jack", an engineer at Birmingham Radio station 5IT. PA739

Alldays Peacock was formed after the two companies merged, but AP then closed the Sydenham Road factory and moved everything to Weston-super-Mare. ( That company no longer exists, as it was bought up by a German company based in Halifax, Yorks.) The whole Alldays site is owned by Wallwork heat...

Great Western Hall was built by Alldays & Onions in 1896 as a Mess Room and Social Club, and also housed a company shop for employees. PA739

I think you will find that Wimbush's bakery had its beginnings through Nelson Wimbush, a confectioner in Congreve Street, Birmingham. His name appeared prominently on a large shield giving a brief history of the company in the reception hall to the main offices at the corner of Little Green Lane...

A book was published some years ago illustrating and explaining all the patents taken out by Morris Commercial Cars Ltd., and I believe is still available from the publisher Lulu.com I think this may be the only book ever published to deal exclusively with a company's patents. PA739

100 years ago, Henry Garner decided to demonstrate that one of his agricultural tractors could be used just as well as a road haulage tractor. Towing a 4 ton Ransomes, Simms & Jefferies threshing machine, the tractor was driven non-stop from the Exchange Building in Birmingham to the Smithfield...

Well, from your statistics, its obvious the Forum already has heaps of information about the Startin company, and posting more images from the company's photo collection will be superfluous, so I'll not bother. PA739

The threads do not tell you much. Startins Didn't learn much from the threads, and know nothing of any connection between Midland Red and Startins, but Startins obviously built some passenger service vehicles (image attached), and the Austin 7 van is mentioned, so have also attached an image of...

The bodies on the HP sauce van and Fred Smith's brewers dray were built by the same company as made the horse drawn carts for Ansells Brewery shown here. Thomas Startin Jnr., Holland Road, Aston. I was invited to visit the bodybuilding workshop about 1970, but then, they were only making hearses...

The van body has nothing to do with Morris Commercial. Here is another picture for the commercial vehicle fans. The two pictures do have a connection which I will explain one day. PA739

Another picture for the commercial vehicle fans. PA739

I typed the book title into my search engine and it came up with the Wolseley Register. Their website has an online shop, and clicking on books/publications, this book is listed, together with four other books written by this author. PA739

Three of these motorised sleighs were built and taken to Antarctica for Scott's Expedition. They are covered in great detail in a book "Wolseley Special Products" which I bought from the Ian Allan bookshop, but that shop closed, so do not know where, if, the book can still be obtained. PA739

I worked in the Land Rover experimental for a short time doing engine endurance testing, like a 2000 rally engine with twin SU's that had to do 100 hours at 6,000 rpm. They were trying to develop a 5 cylinder version of the 2000 engine, but it never got anywhere, like the batch of 2000 drophead...