History of the Rolls-Royce Parkside factory

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History of the Rolls-Royce Parkside factory

Postby rebbonk » Fri Feb 17, 2012 7:01 pm

This has been forwarded to a friend from the Rolls Royce Heritage Trust. I thought it worth sharing. Please cite RRHT if copying on :)

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Of course it'll fit; you just need a bigger hammer.
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Re: History of the RR Parkside factory

Postby dutchman » Fri Feb 17, 2012 7:55 pm

More info about the Heritage Trust here:

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Re: History of the RR Parkside factory

Postby dutchman » Fri Feb 17, 2012 8:03 pm

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The former Rolls Royce works at Parkside, Cheylesmore, as they looked in 1981.

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An aerial view of Parskside, not all of which belonged to Rolls-Royce!
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Re: History of the RR Parkside factory

Postby dutchman » Sat Feb 18, 2012 2:55 pm

Map showing the extent of the Parkside works in 1937:

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Re: History of the Rolls-Royce Parkside factory

Postby Spuffler » Mon Feb 27, 2012 4:44 pm

My father worked at Siddeley-Deasy in 1920, and in later years his partner had worked at Burlington.
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Re: History of the Rolls-Royce Parkside factory

Postby rebbonk » Wed Feb 29, 2012 6:53 am

A few more pictures of the factory. (The pictures with the Hunter are definitely not Parkside, more likely Bitteswell)

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Re: History of the Rolls-Royce Parkside factory

Postby Spuffler » Wed Feb 29, 2012 2:04 pm

Good photos!

That test pilot looks familiar.....
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