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50 years of Progress
A short history of
the first 50 years of
the Austin Motor Company
100ft below the city centre
is a secret telephone exchange
called ANCHOR. opened in 1957
built to withstand a nuclear
attack, the exchange was obsolete
as soon as it was completed.
massive thanks go out to
Sebastian Ballard for this.
1 Price Street
Birmingham B4 6JU
There has been a hostelry
selling ales on this site
since the 18th century
now that says everything!
in the heart of the Gun Quarter
Benjamin Wild had worked in
the gun trade in the years
prior to World War 11,first
at BSA and then at the
Midland Gun Company`s
Demon Gun Works in Bath Street.
this part of Birminghams industrial
history, and now Wilds is one
Birmingham's few
remaining
well- known gunmaking firms
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