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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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 |
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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 |