Tony Bromley
New Member
During WW2 the Cressall Manufacturing Company had a satellite factory at Lane House Farm in Alvechurch, the village where Harry Cressall lived. Their main factory was in Birmingham but they needed somewhere for production to continue of essential war items. These involved hand weaving resistance 'nets' with wire and asbestos. There were about between twelve and twenty ladies working there, mostly part-time. My mother was manager. When I was between eight and twelve years old I occworked there during school holidays and Saturday mornings.