EAW013548 ENGLAND (1948). The Brico Piston Ring Works and environs, Whitmore Park, 1948. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.

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Details

Title [EAW013548] The Brico Piston Ring Works and environs, Whitmore Park, 1948. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.
Reference EAW013548
Date 9-March-1948
Link
Place name WHITMORE PARK
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 433646, 281831
Longitude / Latitude -1.5050558781419, 52.433044967583
National Grid Reference SP336818

Pins

Albion Dropside Loader Truck, laden with a consignment of tyres.

Billy Turner
Thursday 21st of January 2016 08:45:17 PM
Brico Piston Rings Works

Andrew Bennett
Monday 4th of November 2013 01:33:30 AM
SS Cars, Triumph, Riley and Dunlop all had factories in this part of Coventry so a Piston Ring works would fit in with the other industries. The railway station on the left of the picture was Foleshill station.

Mike Dean
Saturday 9th of November 2013 01:24:01 PM
Yelverton Road

Andrew Bennett
Monday 4th of November 2013 12:42:32 AM
Lockhurst Lane

Andrew Bennett
Monday 4th of November 2013 12:42:16 AM

User Comment Contributions

Thanks for the location! We'll update the catalogue and post the new data here in due course. We're interested in WWI-period features showing in Aerofilms images, so please keep coming with comments on anything that you spot.



Yours, Katy

Britain from Above Cataloguing Team Leader

Katy Whitaker
Monday 6th of January 2014 03:48:39 PM
again, details correct. The WW1 siding is again visible, crossing Yelverton Road to the R.

reg instone
Saturday 21st of December 2013 12:59:25 AM
Images eaw013542 eaw013543 eaw013544 eaw013545 eaw013546 eaw013547 (eaw013548) eaw013549 are of the same location. Approx 3km north of Coventry city centre.

Andrew Bennett
Monday 4th of November 2013 12:58:31 AM