EAW013545 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 | [EAW013545] The Brico Piston Ring Works and environs, Whitmore Park, 1948. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing. |
| Reference | EAW013545 |
| Date | 9-March-1948 |
| Link | |
| Place name | WHITMORE PARK |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | ENGLAND |
| Easting / Northing | 433670, 281851 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -1.5047008283923, 52.43322330441 |
| National Grid Reference | SP337819 |
Pins
 Another "run round loop" so as an arriving train can have their loco change ends so allowing it to propel the wagons into the factory unloading bays. |
John Wass |
Tuesday 12th of May 2015 11:32:31 AM |
| Burnaby Road |
offshoredaze |
Saturday 28th of December 2013 12:27:14 AM |
| Brico Piston Rings Works |
Andrew Bennett |
Monday 4th of November 2013 01:32:42 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 01:21:48 PM |
| Yelverton Road |
Andrew Bennett |
Monday 4th of November 2013 12:33:22 AM |
| Lockhurst Lane |
Andrew Bennett |
Monday 4th of November 2013 12:32:59 AM |
User Comment Contributions
Thanks for the location! We'll update the catalogue and post the new data here in due course. Yours, Katy Britain from Above Cataloguing Team Leader |
Katy Whitaker |
Monday 6th of January 2014 03:45:20 PM |
same again, looking south |
reg instone |
Saturday 21st of December 2013 12:51:46 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 12:59:43 AM |