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Sheepcote Street

While researching the Wake Green Estate [area around St Agnes Church, Moseley] I came across a William Priest who lived in Wake Green House on the estate. Further research conformed that he was the proprietor of the Quadrant Cycle Co. in Sheepcote Street.

One of Mikejee's brilliant maps [Sheepcote St. no 4] shows the location of the works labelled "Tricycle Work.".

They also made a small number of "cars" for a few years before they went out of business in 1928. Truly an innovative Birmingham firm!
 

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FACTORY GUTTED
The interior of the Midland Carpet Beating and Bedcleaning factory, Sheepcote-street, Birmingham, which was gutted by fire to-day.
(Evening Despatch, June 1940)

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