The Pictures are from just before the Bradford Factory Closed and the machinery moved to other sites. Circa Oct 1991 to March 1992. Most of the pictures are from scanned proof sets and the letter and number identifies the set... (Click on the images to enlarge and browse through using the arrows).
Credit for use of the photos with letter and number identifies are due to "Unite Union Branch SW8183 DTR VMS".
Shop 40. Air Compressors, located in the Boiler House.
Shop 52. Austin Gipsy Fire Engine (Bradford) and Ford Fire Engine. (Melksham?)
Shop 92. The Drawing Office, Nigel Williams and Pete Daniell.
Shop 91. Entrance to Manvers House. Andy Leader and Garry Owen. Note Carpet is made up of the Avon Logo.
Factory Shop Numbers Kingston Rd (Post Mid 1970's)
Factory Shop Numbers Church St (Post Mid 1970's)
Wiltshire Times 18 Oct 1991, Front Page
Wiltshire Times 18 Oct 1991, Inside Page
Shot Blasters. (Not sure in which shop they were located)
Shop 8. Parkerising Shop. Used to give steel parts rust protection.
Shop 56. Extruding Shop. Steam warming ovens to preheat the rubber before extruding blanks.
Shop 10. The old Paddock, Making Rail Springs. These were transferred to Spencer Moulton France.
Shop 30. Downstairs. REP rubber injection presses Model B54.
Shop 61. Downstairs. Garry Owen building hydramounts for Audi
Shop 61. Downstairs, Product testing, an Audi Engine Mount on a durability test with Trevor Johnson.
Shop 76. The Rubber Vaults. Now Made in Bradford and The Dog House.
Shop 76. The Rubber Vaults. Looking out towards to what is now the Coop.
Shop 74. The New Mill or the Lamb Building. Now shops and cafes.
The Lamb Yard, now called The Bridge Yard. A view of what is now the Coop. (Shop 70) The wall with the big windows has been rebuilt.
Shop 74. The Black Hole, or the New Mill. One of the feed conveyors to a mixer.
Shop 8. The New Paddock, Bottomless Pot moulding presses.
Shop 6. TRICO Chlorination Shop. Chlorinating the rubber wiper blades stops them squeaking.
Shop 8. The new Paddock. Rows of moulding presses
View along the river to shop 70, upstairs was the chippy shop. Downstairs is now Il Fiume.
Shop 74. The Black Hole, A two roll mill, for mixing or blending.
Shop 57. The Black Hole. One of the dump mills below the internal mixer out of shot above the dump mill.
Shop 76. Development Mixing on the top floor of The Vaults
Shop 58. Mill Control.
Shop 77. The Chemi Lab with Margaret Wilson.
Shop 77. The Physical Test Lab with Dave Keel.
Shop 77. The Physical Test Lab
Shop 77. The Physical Test Lab
Shop 77. The Physical Test Lab
Shop 77. The Physical Test Lab with Paula Lovelidge
Shop 74. The Black Hole, A feed conveyor to one of the mixers.
Shop 66. The central Rubber Stores.
Shop 74. A two roll mixing mill.
Shop 70. Upstairs, Mick Knott in the Chippy Shop. This is the floor now above the Il Fiume.
Shop 30 Upstairs. REP M46 Injection Moulding Presses with Brian Knight & Bob Bloomfield.
Shop 30 Upstairs. REP M46 Injection Moulding Presses with Tony Saye.
Shop 9. Metal Prep. The big machine in the centre is "A Flat Bed Spray Machine"
Brad 1991 The Lamb Yard, now called The Bridge Yard. A view of what is now shops, The Dog House and Made in Bradford from the top of the Coop building.
