EPW031299 ENGLAND (1930). The Adderley Park Motor Works, Cherrywood Road and the Post Office Stores, Birmingham, from the south-east, 1930

Post Office Stores Blocks A, B, and C

Post Office Factory. This is the original Birmingham Factory, which was opened circa 1915. Expansion to 3 additional sites (Sherlock St, Garrison Lane, Anthony Rd.) occurred later. There were Factory sites elsewhere in the UK. The role of the Factory was principally refurbishment of telecommunications equipment for example, telephones, telex machines and manual switchboards.

Telecommunications cable wound onto wooden drums. These would be lead sheathed, having cotton insulated conductors. Almost certainly these are short lengths kept for cable repairs and route deviation in the network. Complete drums of new cable were usually delivered direct from the manufacturer to the site where it would be put into the network. Almost certainly it is underground cable for installation in earthenware ducts.

Cherrywood Road

Fordrough Lane

E Block. This building was destroyed by fire caused by Enemy Bombing on 22 November 1940. In the same month a high explosive bomb detonated on the boundary of the site and Fordrough Lane, demolishing a section of the boundary wall. The explosive blast penetrated the basement area of the Factory building where men were taking shelter from the Air Raid. There was one fatality.

St.Peter's College Founded 1852

The Station Hotel Bordesley Green Road

St.Saviours church