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    Cooperative Laundry

    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.
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    Cooperative Laundry

    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.
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    Electric Milk Floats

    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.
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    Electric Milk Floats

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

    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.
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    Midland Counties Dairy

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

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

    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...
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