
The dates of the former Blue Bird Factory
buildings
|
Building |
Name & Function |
Date |
How Dated |
|
1 |
Admin |
1925 |
Building is shown on drawing of original works |
|
2 |
Factory |
1925 |
Building is shown on drawing of original works |
|
3 |
Canteen |
1925 |
Building is shown on drawing of original works |
|
4 |
Boiler House / Power House |
1925 |
Building is shown on drawing of
original works |
|
5 |
Water Tower |
Built 1925
|
Building is shown on drawing of original works
Building is present on 2007 Google air photo and absent on 2011 photo. |
|
6 |
Unknown |
1925 |
Building is shown on drawing of original works |
|
7 |
Unknown |
1925-1938 |
The building is not shown on the drawing of original works however a building is shown in this location on the 1938 1:10,560 Ordnance Survey map. |
|
8 |
Unknown |
1925 |
Building is shown on drawing of original works |
|
9 |
Warehouse |
1955-1938 |
Building not shown on 1955 Ordnance Survey map but is present on 1938 map. |
|
10 |
Warehouse |
Post 1982 |
Building not shown on 1982 Ordnance Survey map. |
|
11 |
Warehouse |
Post 1982 |
Building not shown on 1982 Ordnance Survey map. |
|
12 |
Warehouse |
Post 1982 |
Building not shown on 1982 Ordnance Survey map. |
|
13 |
Warehouse |
Post 1982 |
Building not shown on 1982 Ordnance Survey map. |
|
14 |
Wall and Railings |
1925 |
The wall and railings are shown on the drawing of original works. |
|
15 |
South West Gate |
1925 |
The gate is shown on the drawing of original works. |
|
16 |
North East Gate |
Uncertain |
The gate is not shown on the drawing of original works. The drawing does not show wide vehicular access to this side of the building. |
|
17 |
Central Gate |
1925 |
The gate is shown on the drawing of original works. |
|
|
Paths and Statue |
Paths - 1925, statue - Modern |
The paths are shown on the drawing of original works. The statue is a modern resin plastic construction, erected when a garden product wholesaler occupied part of the site. |

Drawing of Original Works
(The Midlander, February 1927)
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