My daughter's married name is Dunlop. Originally her husband's family name was Delapp and when they originally came over from Ireland when it was 'no Irish, blacks etc' they changed it to a more English sounding name - Dunlop.
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'Delapp' what a great name Carolina. Sounds French. I understand why it was felt necessary to change to Dunlop. Such a shame though, as the original name is lovely. Viv.
Bob Davis
Bob Davis
Delapp or Delap originally ìs an Anglo Saxon name from Kent. Some of the family emigrated to Ireland. Google Delapp and there is a wealth of information.
Bob
During the 2nd World War my wife's Aunt worked at the Dunlop factory and according to the 1939 register her job was a "viewer A.I.D." I have tried to discover exactly what this means, particularly the A.I.D. but so far with no success. Does anyone out there have any ideas.
reddi
reddi
Bob Davis
Bob Davis
Down in this neck of the woods it refers to virile bulls used to provide the necessary to needy cows Artificial Insemination Donor. Thank goodness your wife's aunt was female, so I will now try and find out for you what it meant in 1939
Bob
Paula Bryars
proper brummie kid
I believe this may have been Air Industrial Developments. My father was the A.I.D. man at nearby Castle Bromwich Aerodrome from 1940 until the end of the war.
A.I.D was the Aeronautical Inspection Directorate, an organisation set up by the Ministry of Aviation to carry out specific inspection in factories making anything for that Ministry.
Boomy
mogan_selvakannu
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Hello everyone,
My name is Mogan Selvakannu. I am a final year Documentary Photography student at University of South Wales in Cardiff. I am currently working on my final year project which is about the legacy of Dunlop in Birmingham and the effects of deindustrialisation on Dunlop's former workers. I am looking to meet, have a chat and possibly make portraits of former workers, families or friends who used to work for the Dunlop Rubber. Unfortunately I have no contacts, leads or know of anyone in Birmingham. Would be very grateful if I can get tips or guidance as to where I should go to, who I should meet or if there is an association or a club I can get in touch with or anyone who's willing to participate in my project and tell their stories. This particular thread has definitely helped a lot in my research and I am hoping that I could get some help with getting in touch with Dunlop's former workers so I could tell their stories through photography. If you need to contact me, my details are as below. Thank you.
Email: 16031695@students.southwales.ac.uk
Mobile: 07460686473
My name is Mogan Selvakannu. I am a final year Documentary Photography student at University of South Wales in Cardiff. I am currently working on my final year project which is about the legacy of Dunlop in Birmingham and the effects of deindustrialisation on Dunlop's former workers. I am looking to meet, have a chat and possibly make portraits of former workers, families or friends who used to work for the Dunlop Rubber. Unfortunately I have no contacts, leads or know of anyone in Birmingham. Would be very grateful if I can get tips or guidance as to where I should go to, who I should meet or if there is an association or a club I can get in touch with or anyone who's willing to participate in my project and tell their stories. This particular thread has definitely helped a lot in my research and I am hoping that I could get some help with getting in touch with Dunlop's former workers so I could tell their stories through photography. If you need to contact me, my details are as below. Thank you.
Email: 16031695@students.southwales.ac.uk
Mobile: 07460686473
mw0njm.
A Brummie Dude
i wonder what happen'd to the engine. it sure was a bad starter. i used to push it with fork truck,to get it going. the
it was a hand cart. the bike was a 5/6 seater push bike. the fire engine was unreliable it would not start half the time.i push started it with a fork truck.work i worked for internal transport there. 7 nights. a week.
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Frothblower
Lubrication In Moderation
Land marker, 'this belongs too' or entrance sign. Is it by the West/East drive entrance?
I'm amazed it's still there when the rest has gone. That concrete and tarmac are newer, so workers have worked around it at some point.
Radiorails
master brummie
Do a internet search - whichever search engine you use. It will show you many free and to be purchased maps.
The canal was used to ferry workers, the only current winding hole is a 4 mile round trip past the Fort Dunlop allowing the boats to make the return trip. While this could have been used, there might have been another.
Tried the search engine without luck, was hoping someone more savvy might know more.
Tried the search engine without luck, was hoping someone more savvy might know more.
oldMohawk
gone but not forgotten
For interest there are lots of aerial photos of Dunlop Works on 'britainfromabove' if you have not already seen them. Unfortunately the canal was at the other side of the sports fields so only glimpses of it show.
Two images with links below.
Dunlop 1 dated 1929 and the canal is bottom right.
Dunlop 2 and the canal is bottom
Two images with links below.
Dunlop 1 dated 1929 and the canal is bottom right.
Dunlop 2 and the canal is bottom
Well that foot bridge is no longer there. The Holly Lane road bridge 'Brace Factory Bridge' was also rebuilt some time after the workers was ferried by boat. Page 4 of this thread shows a brick bridge, its now concrete.
I have searched why that bridge was named Brace Factory Bridge without luck. Someone else was trying to find out why also as I came across their questions if there used to be a Brace factory in Erdington. There used to be a nickel works next to the bridge.
I have searched why that bridge was named Brace Factory Bridge without luck. Someone else was trying to find out why also as I came across their questions if there used to be a Brace factory in Erdington. There used to be a nickel works next to the bridge.
oldMohawk
gone but not forgotten
Looks like it is just visible in the bottom right corner of image 1 in post #158.
Radiorails
master brummie
There was a brick factory in Holly Lane, Erdington. Prior to WW2 they supplied bricks for the housing estates and the Dunlop factory. Apparently 20 million bricks were need to build Dunlop.
Radiorails
master brummie
The marker posts possibly refer to mains electricity and gas supplies. Dunlop got its water, I understand from the River Tame. Before the days of nationalisation maybe the DR Co. plate was a water marker. It looks old enough to be something like that, remains unpainted so presumably of not current purpose and it is interesting that it is still there.
oldMohawk
gone but not forgotten
There is an aerial image of what that site looks like today and some other information about it in the Brickworks thread.
birminghamhistory.co.uk
Brickworks
The clay pit shows on 1980's OS map but by 2000 or so it was Brickfield Road and Kiln Lane, so a "nod" had been made to the site's history. By1964 I was at Fordhouse Lane and later in 1966 at Farringdon Wks.
birminghamhistory.co.uk