File:Drews Lane, Ward End, Birmingham - factory front 2000.jpg

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A factory frontage in Drews Lane, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_End" class="extiw" title="en:Ward End">Ward End</a>, Birmingham, England in October 2000. At the time the photo was taken, the factory was the main plant of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/van" class="extiw" title="en:van">van</a> maker <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LDV_Group_Limited" class="extiw" title="en:LDV Group Limited">LDV</a>. Since the demise of LDV in 2008, this building has been demolished and the site cleared for redevelopment.

The factory was built in 1913, During its life, the plant was used as:

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current03:38, 14 January 2017Thumbnail for version as of 03:38, 14 January 20171,125 × 607 (595 KB)127.0.0.1 (talk)A factory frontage in Drews Lane, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_End" class="extiw" title="en:Ward End">Ward End</a>, Birmingham, England in October 2000. At the time the photo was taken, the factory was the main plant of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/van" class="extiw" title="en:van">van</a> maker <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LDV_Group_Limited" class="extiw" title="en:LDV Group Limited">LDV</a>. Since the demise of LDV in 2008, this building has been demolished and the site cleared for redevelopment. <p>The factory was built in 1913, During its life, the plant was used as: </p> <ul> <li> the assembly plant of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolseley_Motors" class="extiw" title="en:Wolseley Motors">Wolseley Motors</a> until 1948</li> <li> the transmission plant for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Leyland" class="extiw" title="en:British Leyland">British Leyland</a> (BL) Austin-Morris division from 1968</li> <li> the van production for BL from 1972, evolving into <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freight_Rover" class="extiw" title="en:Freight Rover">Freight Rover</a> </li> <li> the van production centre for the commercial vehicle company <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyland_DAF" class="extiw" title="en:Leyland DAF">Leyland DAF</a> from 1987</li> <li> the van business for the independent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LDV_Group_Limited" class="extiw" title="en:LDV Group Limited">LDV</a> following the collapse of Leyland DAF in 1993</li> </ul>
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