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 |
Pins
 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 |
Sparky |
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 |
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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 |
Sparky |
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 |
JerryE |
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 |