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Yes, what Lyn says is correct. I believe the stone was indeed removed when the student housing went up on the site, and that the Proof House has it now. The stones were used to mark the perimeter of such establishments, one at each corner. One of the corresponding stones at the Montgomery Street...

Yep, this is it here, Lyn (see attached excerpt), on the south-east corner of the Lancaster Street bridge — Coggo

Yes, I’ve wondered in the past about the Osmond logo, Lyn. Odd, isn’t it? There was certainly no tower on the site when Hallam, Sleigh & Cheston had the Bagot Street place (see 1950s aerial view). On the other hand, an old 1839 map shows, not surprisingly, a much less developed site with two...

That's right, Lyn, and thanks. When in 1894 the government small-arms repair facility moved in with the (then) new Royal Small Arms Factory Sparkbrook (on Montgomery Street), the old Bagot Street building got taken over by Osmond Cycles. Eventually (I don't know when), the Bagot location was...

Great old photos! Here's the location from the 1888 Ordnance Survey map. Bagot Court is in the lower middle of the map. The three-hole lav is plainly shown at the western end of the court — Coggo

Thanks, Lyn. I did check that thread and there were a fair number of pics of the general Bagot Street area, but none of that factory. But you never knw. Perhaps will turn up. Thanks v. much -- Coggo

Hello, I am currently writing a book for Headstamp Publishing on Lee-Enfield Royal Irish Constabulary pattern carbines, 11,200 of which were in the early 20th century converted to the police pattern from the cavalry-pattern carbines of the day. The large majority of this conversion work was done...