EPW016948 ENGLAND (1926). The Douglas Motorcycle Works and environs, Kingswood, 1926
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| Title | [EPW016948] The Douglas Motorcycle Works and environs, Kingswood, 1926 |
| Reference | EPW016948 |
| Date | 13-September-1926 |
| Link | |
| Place name | KINGSWOOD |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 364649, 173264 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -2.5088559191789, 51.456761221947 |
| National Grid Reference | ST646733 |
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Monday 5th of December 2022 05:12:04 PM |
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Saturday 2nd of April 2016 11:14:41 PM | |
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Sunday 11th of August 2013 11:03:30 PM | |
| Kingswood Reformatory for boys. Formerly Kingswood School founded by John Wesley in 1748 for children of local colliers and Methodist clergy which moved to Bath in 1851. Later became an Approved School. Extant 2013 as Kingswood Foundation with various community uses. |
Peter Robbins |
Sunday 5th of May 2013 08:31:49 AM |
| Hanham Road Schools
Extant 2013 Beacon Rise Primary School |
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Sunday 5th of May 2013 08:25:01 AM |
| Moravian Road |
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Wednesday 11th of July 2012 08:58:02 PM |
| Forest Road |
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Wednesday 11th of July 2012 08:56:55 PM |
| Terrace in Hanham Road extant 2012 |
Peter Robbins |
Saturday 7th of July 2012 11:08:49 PM |
| Kingswood Brickworks claypit
Later used as a rubbish dump, now a playing field |
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Saturday 7th of July 2012 11:07:21 PM |
| Regent Cinema, Kingswood |
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Saturday 7th of July 2012 10:58:57 PM |
| Halls Road site of Co-Op supermarket |
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Saturday 7th of July 2012 10:57:54 PM |
| Site of Cecil Road flats |
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Saturday 7th of July 2012 10:56:10 PM |
| Derrick Road terrace extant 2012 |
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Saturday 7th of July 2012 10:54:48 PM |
| 6 foot high brick wall built in 1920s entirely surrounding the Douglas site - fragments remain in 2012 |
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Saturday 7th of July 2012 10:52:32 PM |
| Factory premises, later the site of the Corona soft drinks factory. Later used by Long Engineering. |
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Saturday 7th of July 2012 10:49:58 PM |
| Douglas sports ground. Originally for the recreation of the workers of the Douglas factory but later also used to test the motorcycles. In 1950s used to store 'Vespa' motor scooters produced under licence by Douglas. (I can remember skylarks nesting in them!) Also used for school sports days and charity football matches. |
Peter Robbins |
Saturday 7th of July 2012 10:44:38 PM |
| My home from 1950s to present |
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Saturday 7th of July 2012 10:39:43 PM |
| Douglas Ground grandstand demolished in 1970s converted to changing rooms for sports ground which was eventually tarmaced over to form the car park for Bendix Westinghouse.
Redeveloped for housing 2005 |
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Saturday 7th of July 2012 10:37:37 PM |
| Lea Hurst home of the Roberts 1950s |
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Saturday 7th of July 2012 10:32:55 PM |
| Silver Craig - Dr McDonald's residence |
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Saturday 7th of July 2012 10:26:55 PM |
| Site of Dragonfly Close |
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Thursday 5th of July 2012 12:55:56 PM |
