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PRN | 8052 | ||||
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Site or location name | Eagle Tube Works | ||||
Summary | Alexandra Foundry | ||||
Description | Three storey brick factory along Alexandra Street with two storey and three storey return on Great Brickkiln Street. Old mapping 1886 shows this as Alexandra Foundry (Brass). During First World War S Sansum and Co supplied aircraft tubes. Sansums had started c1862 and by 1902 were pen manufacturers and in 1919 sold radiator tubes. The works have had a number of tenants and is currently an art gallery and studios | ||||
Monument Type | AIRCRAFT ENGINE FACTORY;AIRCRAFT ENGINE FACTORY | ||||
Desgination | None | ||||
Material | BRICK | ||||
Location |
Country | ENGLAND | ||||
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County | |||||
Site Location | Corner of Alexandra Street and Great Brickkiln Street | ||||
Postcode | |||||
Map Reference | NGR: SO90889824 (390880, 298240) | ||||
Condition/Threat | |||||
Condition (Date) | Good (28-05-2016) | ||||
Source | |||||
(2016) S Sansum and Co. Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/S._Sansum_and_Co | |||||
Ryan, CiarĂ¡n (2014) An introduction to Eagle Works. BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blackcountry/content/articles/2005/12/07/eagle_works_1_introduction_feature.shtml | |||||
Administration | |||||
Recorded By (Date) | John M - Geograph (24-05-2016) | ||||
Copiled On | 28-05-2016 | ||||
Last Updated | 28-05-2016 |
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Alexandra Foundry, later Eagle Tube Works (Alexandra Street/Great Brickkiln Street, Penn, Wolverhampton, West Midlands). Front elevation. (File name: 8052_625.jpg) |
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