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does anyone have any photos of King Edwards works in Summer Hill Street, I'm looking for John Dickinson & Co (Stationers) they were there from 1871-1969 I believe they took over the Wilcocks Company Envelope Works in 1906, (don't know if they are the same place) I used to collect paper and...

Hi Chris, i worked at bourneville depot in selly oak road 63 till 67 wythall museam has some old floats and oxford diecast make a wales & edwards three wheel electric float, pocketbond make a 4 wheel electric float both at wythall, pictures enclose also a couple of rangemasters

thanks Lloyd for the map,it can't be lingard st that I remember.but I have remembered that our depot was in old cross st,it was an old stable,a long narrow building,blue brick floor,drains running from the old stalls to a central drain.but I remember the old fire station,the road was on all...

thanks mike, in the early 60's I worked for birmingham & handsworth dairies at bournville depot,we had a depot somewhere between coleshill st and corporation st (can't remember the name) and I think I passed the old fire station on the way to it. am I right in thinking lingard st is no more and...

can anybody help me with any information about david haydon Ltd I know they bodied fire engines but what other vehicles did they body. I think their works was an old fire station in brum, I think I passed it once in my youth but can't remember where.

Hi everyone I remember the dustcarts well, my father drove one from lifford lane depot, Kings Norton. when the crews had finished their rounds they parked them in a line up to the tipping floor and my dad got his overtime by tipping them and then parking them up ready for the next...

1st picture. lefthand fleetline is not a birmingham bus ,maybe walsall or wolverhampton. righthand bus could be the same,ether walsall or wolverhampton. birmingham guy buses were transfered to walsall to replace the trolly buses. I think this could be birchills depot walsall, wich is why the...