Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Where in Redditch? Part X!
Who would have known that only a month after actually being in Redditch, I come to discover Royal Enfield had yet another factory in town! And I walked right past it without noticing! According to Anne Bradford's book, the Royal Enfield production of cars took off in such a dramatic way in 1903 that the company needed to rent space in the British Mills building in downtown Redditch. Here is a picture of the building from the 1930's,
This is what the place looks today. It is on Birmingham Road, just around the corner from factory number 5 in Clive Road,
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Te agradecemos por tu aporte de informacion sobre Sigrand
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Jorge Pullin dice:
11 Agosto 2009 a las 18:17
Hola
Paul d’Orleans le dedico un articulo a Sigrand en su blog,
http://thevintagent.blogspot.com/2008/06/roberto-sigrand.html
Saludos
Jorge