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Factory Collection

Background imageFactory Collection: Men at work on the Rapier track at the Rootes Group factory at Ryton, Coventry

Men at work on the Rapier track at the Rootes Group factory at Ryton, Coventry. 2nd November 1961

Background imageFactory Collection: Concorde supersonic jet being built in Bristol England March 1967

Concorde supersonic jet being built in Bristol England March 1967

Background imageFactory Collection: Engine production line at the BSA Factory, Small Heath, Birmingham. 15th March 1973

Engine production line at the BSA Factory, Small Heath, Birmingham. 15th March 1973

Background imageFactory Collection: Production line at Triumph Motorcycles factory at Meriden. Circa 1955

Production line at Triumph Motorcycles factory at Meriden. Circa 1955

Background imageFactory Collection: Austin Mini body shells are spray painted in the paint shop on production line at

Austin Mini body shells are spray painted in the paint shop on production line at Longbridge. 10th March 1963

Background imageFactory Collection: The Austin Mini production line at Longbridge. 10th March 1963

The Austin Mini production line at Longbridge. 10th March 1963. A completed Austin Mini is driven on to a car transporter at Longbridge for delivery to a Austin showroom

Background imageFactory Collection: Carbodies factory, producing The London Taxi. The London Taxi Company was a taxi

Carbodies factory, producing The London Taxi. The London Taxi Company was a taxi design and manufacturing company based in Coventry, England

Background imageFactory Collection: Carpet Traders Limited, Kidderminster. A woman worker seen here operating one of

Carpet Traders Limited, Kidderminster. A woman worker seen here operating one of the countless looms in the Axminster department. 18th April 1933

Background imageFactory Collection: Maling pottery works, women applying transfers ahead of forthcoming royal coronation of

Maling pottery works, women applying transfers ahead of forthcoming royal coronation of King Edward VIII, September 1936

Background imageFactory Collection: More than 50 years of Triumph car production in Coventry came to a quiet

More than 50 years of Triumph car production in Coventry came to a quiet and un-ceremonious end today when the last Spitfire left the No 1 track at Canley

Background imageFactory Collection: Triumph motor cycles at the Meriden factory. 27th August

Triumph motor cycles at the Meriden factory. 27th August

Background imageFactory Collection: Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, visiting the Rover company in Solihull

Prince Philip, The Duke of Edinburgh, visiting the Rover company in Solihull, West Midlands. February 1958

Background imageFactory Collection: A female worker at Kumficar factory, Halifax in West Yorkshire. June 1959

A female worker at Kumficar factory, Halifax in West Yorkshire. June 1959

Background imageFactory Collection: Birmingham factory worker Edith Hill of 74 Boulton Road, Handsworth

Birmingham factory worker Edith Hill of 74 Boulton Road, Handsworth, at work setting cutting tools for machines which bore Ant-Aircraft shells at a factory in the West Midlands during the Second

Background imageFactory Collection: A handframe knitter seen here with his apprentice at The Shawl Factory of GH Hurt

A handframe knitter seen here with his apprentice at The Shawl Factory of GH Hurt and Son in Nottingham 31st March 1954

Background imageFactory Collection: Lace curtains seen here being manufactured at an unknown Nottingham factory

Lace curtains seen here being manufactured at an unknown Nottingham factory. 14th March 1966

Background imageFactory Collection: General scenes outside the Ford paint, trim and assembly plant in Dagenham

General scenes outside the Ford paint, trim and assembly plant in Dagenham, Essex as new Ford cars roll off the production line. 16th November 1960

Background imageFactory Collection: South Durham Steel from the companys south works, West Hartlepool

South Durham Steel from the companys south works, West Hartlepool, North East England, 16th August 1960. Molten slag metal cascades down from tilted furnace

Background imageFactory Collection: Beaming Deartment at Regent Cotton Mill owned by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation

Beaming Deartment at Regent Cotton Mill owned by the Lancashire Cotton Corporation Limited, in Failsworth, Manchester, Circa 1935. The mill opened in 1906, closing 1958

Background imageFactory Collection: Norprint Centre in national Backing Britain Campaign

Norprint Centre in national Backing Britain Campaign East Anglian Printing firm made headlines by printing 100, 000 free labels to support the cause. January 1968 Y146-2

Background imageFactory Collection: Jaguar. The lenghtened assembly tracks at Jaguar Cars, Browns Lane

Jaguar. The lenghtened assembly tracks at Jaguar Cars, Browns Lane, Coventry - the extensions are in the foreground - which are enabling production of the E-type models to run at an all-time high

Background imageFactory Collection: A worker at the Mansfield shoe factory in Northampton, cutting out a leather shoe upper

A worker at the Mansfield shoe factory in Northampton, cutting out a leather shoe upper. 26th April 1956

Background imageFactory Collection: New Models, the fruit of five years of development and planning appeared on the Massey

New Models, the fruit of five years of development and planning appeared on the Massey Ferguson assembly lines. The new model 165 tractor promises years of sustained production. Circa 1964

Background imageFactory Collection: The Hale Martin spinning mill in the village of Balnamore County Antrim 14th September

The Hale Martin spinning mill in the village of Balnamore County Antrim 14th September 1960

Background imageFactory Collection: Ciba Geigy Chemical Plant, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, December 1984

Ciba Geigy Chemical Plant, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, December 1984

Background imageFactory Collection: McVitie & Price Biscuit Factory, Harlesden, London, Tuesday 15th February 1966

McVitie & Price Biscuit Factory, Harlesden, London, Tuesday 15th February 1966

Background imageFactory Collection: Every day at the factory of the Wilkinson Sword Company in Cramlington, outside Newcastle

Every day at the factory of the Wilkinson Sword Company in Cramlington, outside Newcastle, 270 men who make the razor blades shave on duty, as part of the production

Background imageFactory Collection: Workers in hot pants at Dewhirst, Redcar. 1971

Workers in hot pants at Dewhirst, Redcar. 1971

Background imageFactory Collection: Fisher Bendix Factory, Kirkby, workers vote overwhelmingly to carry on their occupation

Fisher Bendix Factory, Kirkby, workers vote overwhelmingly to carry on their occupation of the premises, Friday 7th January 1972

Background imageFactory Collection: Fisher Bendix Factory, Kirkby, Under New Management, Monday 20th March 1972

Fisher Bendix Factory, Kirkby, Under New Management, Monday 20th March 1972. 1961 Fisher and Ludlow moved their domestic appliance division to a purpose-made factory at Kirkby making Bendix washing

Background imageFactory Collection: The Hoover factory, Merthyr, is producing a new version of their Hoovermatic twin tub

The Hoover factory, Merthyr, is producing a new version of their Hoovermatic twin tub washing machine. Picture shows at the factory some of the new members of the Hoovermatic workforce

Background imageFactory Collection: Motorcycle production line at the BSA Factory, Small Heath, Birmingham. Circa 1965

Motorcycle production line at the BSA Factory, Small Heath, Birmingham. Circa 1965

Background imageFactory Collection: BSA Factory, Small Heath, Birmingham. 15th March 1973

BSA Factory, Small Heath, Birmingham. 15th March 1973

Background imageFactory Collection: Ferguson Television Factory at Enfield. Picture shows ladies assembling television

Ferguson Television Factory at Enfield. Picture shows ladies assembling television sets. Ferguson Electronics (formerly known as Ferguson Radio Corporation)

Background imageFactory Collection: Kayser Bondor, Pentrebach & Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, Wednesday 6th May 1964

Kayser Bondor, Pentrebach & Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, Wednesday 6th May 1964. Kayser Bondor at Pentrebach specialises in manufacturing underwear. Our picture shows

Background imageFactory Collection: Blackett Hutton foundry. 1976

Blackett Hutton foundry. 1976

Background imageFactory Collection: Pollards Ice Cream factory in February 1973. Newton Abbot, Devon

Pollards Ice Cream factory in February 1973. Newton Abbot, Devon

Background imageFactory Collection: An everyday scene in Risca, Mr John Herbert pictured in Gelli Avenue with the smoke

An everyday scene in Risca, Mr John Herbert pictured in Gelli Avenue with the smoke billowing from the Brickhouse Dudley factory chimney

Background imageFactory Collection: Queen Elizabeth II visits Plessey in Liverpool, and is seen here asking one of the System

Queen Elizabeth II visits Plessey in Liverpool, and is seen here asking one of the System X production workers about her job

Background imageFactory Collection: Workers pouring out of the G. E. C. Foundry in Electric Avenue, Witton, Birmingham

Workers pouring out of the G. E. C. Foundry in Electric Avenue, Witton, Birmingham
Workers pouring out of the G.E.C. Foundry in Electric Avenue, Witton, Birmingham. Many stop at the newspaper vendor at the gates to buy a copy of the Birmingham Evening News. 2nd July 1963

Background imageFactory Collection: Shultons, Cosmetics factory, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, North East, England

Shultons, Cosmetics factory, Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, North East, England, 16th May 1990

Background imageFactory Collection: Courtaulds works, Foleshill Road, Coventry. 8th January 1981

Courtaulds works, Foleshill Road, Coventry. 8th January 1981

Background imageFactory Collection: Aerial view of the Morris Engines factory, Courthouse Green, Coventry

Aerial view of the Morris Engines factory, Courthouse Green, Coventry. 13th October 1970

Background imageFactory Collection: A view of the BMC factory in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland showing tractors

A view of the BMC factory in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland showing tractors on the forecourt, ready to be exported. 2nd October 1966

Background imageFactory Collection: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip visit the Thorn Lighting Factory in Spennymoor

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Phillip visit the Thorn Lighting Factory in Spennymoor - The Queen turns on the 60 millionth Pop Pack made at the factory 15th June 1995

Background imageFactory Collection: Factory Girls at William McDonald & Sons of Glasgow, Biscuit Makers

Factory Girls at William McDonald & Sons of Glasgow, Biscuit Makers, Friday 17th October 1952

Background imageFactory Collection: Girls Packing Biscuits at Peek, Frean & Co Limited of Bermondsey, London

Girls Packing Biscuits at Peek, Frean & Co Limited of Bermondsey, London, watched by Swiss students who are on an educational tour of the UK, Monday 23rd October 1933

Background imageFactory Collection: Thousands of 3. 7 inch Anti Aircraft shell cases stacked up in a munitions factory

Thousands of 3. 7 inch Anti Aircraft shell cases stacked up in a munitions factory
Thousands of 3.7 inch Anti Aircraft shell cases stacked up in a munitions factory somewhere in England during the Second World War. August 1941



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