Bromsgrove Remembered is a new photographic history of the town that brings to life the people and places of the past. In selecting images from a vast archive of old postcards and photographs, the authors have uncovered a treasure trove of high-quality images covering the history of the town from the Civil War to the present day. In these pages readers will be able to witness the changes that the ...
Manufacturer: Breedon Books Publishing Co LtdWritten By: Allan Foxall, Ray Saunders
Until about 1900, although Redditch was internationally renowned for needle making and the associated fishing tackle industry, it was still a small country town. Then it spawned famous companies such as Herbert Terry & Sons spring makers and the Royal Enfield Cycle and Motor Cycle Company. The town's current shape was prefigured when the Redditch Development Corporation was constituted on 29 May ...