EAW000032 ENGLAND (1946). The Daimler Motor Company Ltd shadow factory at Browns Lane, Coventry, 1946

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Title [EAW000032] The Daimler Motor Company Ltd shadow factory at Browns Lane, Coventry, 1946
Reference EAW000032
Date 24-January-1946
Link
Place name COVENTRY
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 429954, 281839
Longitude / Latitude -1.5593638865631, 52.433331713827
National Grid Reference SP300818

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WW2 Surface Blast Shelter

Sparky
Wednesday 2nd of August 2017 04:01:29 PM
WW2 Static Water Supply SWS

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Wednesday 2nd of August 2017 04:00:59 PM
WW2 Static Water Supply SWS

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Wednesday 2nd of August 2017 03:59:48 PM
WW2 Static Water Supply SWS

Sparky
Wednesday 2nd of August 2017 03:59:48 PM
WW2 Static Water Supply SWS

Sparky
Wednesday 2nd of August 2017 03:59:21 PM
WW2 Camouflage Scheme

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Wednesday 2nd of August 2017 03:58:30 PM
WW2 Surface Blast Shelter

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Thursday 27th of July 2017 04:07:13 PM
WW2 Surface Blast Shelter

Sparky
Thursday 27th of July 2017 04:07:12 PM
Static Water Supply SWS

Sparky
Thursday 27th of July 2017 04:06:23 PM
Static Water Supply SWS

Sparky
Thursday 27th of July 2017 04:05:54 PM
static Water Supply SWS

Sparky
Thursday 27th of July 2017 04:05:36 PM
Are these circular ARP fire-fighting water tanks, there are at least five of these sited around the perimeter of the works.

JerryE
Sunday 20th of October 2013 04:59:22 PM
A group of air-raid blast shelters?

JerryE
Sunday 20th of October 2013 04:56:30 PM
Roof still with war time camouflage paint scheme

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Sunday 20th of October 2013 04:52:50 PM

User Comment Contributions

Owned by the Daimler company, aircraft sub-assemblies were manufactured/assembled here during the Second World War. The site was cleared in the twenty-first century and re-developed for housing.

Part source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_shadow_factories

MB
Thursday 25th of December 2014 10:43:25 PM
Jaguar cars were produced here from 1951-1998

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Browns_Lane_plant

MB
Thursday 25th of December 2014 10:38:28 PM