Plan showing position of Archdale Works

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Date:1st of January 1909 - 31st of December 1909 (c.)

Description:This map shows how conveniently located the Works were, being easily accessible from New Street Station. You could either travel by train out to Monument Road Station or take the tram via Icknield Port Road. The works were located inside a triangle of roads - these being Monument Road, Great Tindal Street and Ledsam Street.


Timeline

The timeline shows resources around this location over a number of years.

1880s
The Ledsam Street dynamite conspiracy
The Ledsam Street dynamite conspiracy

Pictures from The Dart (13th April 1883) of some of the police principals in the ...

1900s
Archdale and Company, Ledsam Street
Archdale and Company, Ledsam Street

Front of a catalogue for the Manchester Works site of James Archdale and Company. ...

1960s
The Dynamite Shop closes down
The Dynamite Shop closes down

The closedown of the shop on Ledsam Street was featured in the local papers because ...

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Source: Birmingham Libraries ,  Woodview Primary School

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