Warwickshire Industries

Warwickshire Industries

This section is being developed and contains brief introductions to the history of industries in Warwickshire, with a guide to additional resources, links to the WIAS database and photo albums, together with articles on particular aspects of the industry concerned.

IndustryIntroductionFurther Information
Aircraft IndustryIntroductionAW 38 Whitley Bomber
AW 52 Flying Wing
AW 55 Apollo
AW 650/660 Series Argosy
AW/HS 681 An Aeroplane Too Far
AWA Prone Pilot Meteor
A Worcestershire Wizard
Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft –
The Jet Fighter Era
The Bentley BR1 & BR2
The Rise & Fall of Coventry’s Airframe Industry
The Castle Bromwich Aircraft Factory
The Gloster-Whittle E28/39 'Pioneers'
Vulcans at Bitteswell
Brewing IndustryIntroduction
Brickmaking IndustryIntroductionBrickmakers of Coventry
C Gray Hill Coventry
Victoria Brickworks Coventry
Wilkins Websters Hemming Midland Brick Coventry
Wilkins and Webster Brickmakers
Websters Brickworks1904-1945
Webster Hemming and Sons 1945 – Present
Cherry Orchard Brickworks Kenilworth
Napton Brickworks Warwickshire
Priors Marston Brick Yard
Canals in WarwickshireIntroduction
Horn Comb IndustryIntroductionKenilworth Horn Comb Industry 1915 & 1935
Machine Tool IndustryIntroductionA. Astrop Publication
Motor Cycle IndustryIntroduction
Motor Vehicle IndustryIntroductionBorg and Beck Manufacturer of Clutches
Cyanide Hardening of Clutch Plates AP
Carbodies London Taxi Manufacturer
Textile IndustryIntroductionArtificial Fibres Industry
Hatting Industry
Hosiery & Knitwear Industry
Silk Ribbon Industry
Wool and Cotton Industry
Coventry Workshops Project
Water in WarwickshireIntroduction
Watchmaking IndustryIntroductionCoventry Workshops Project

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