Lucas Memories Great King Street End of an Era 10

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<bR> <div> EE-92</div> <div> <IMG SRC="ca7fee70.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="231" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Great King Street</div> <div> Nov 1998</div> <div> The unvailing of the sculpture</div> <div> Nicholas Edwards of the Midland Area Housing Association</div> <div> Graham  Farrant Director of Birmingham City Council</div> <div> Clare Short MP</div> <div> Reverant Willian Dixon Chairman of Mercion Housing Association</div> <bR> <div> EE-93</div> <div> <IMG SRC="ca6fe920.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="658" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Great King Street</div> <div> The second reminder is the stainless steel sculpture</div> <div> of the Lucas Lion , Wheel, and Flambear trademark</div> <div> commissioned by The Midland Area Housing Association</div> <div> Situated on the wall of 36 Wheeler Street</div> <div> These are all that are left to remind anyone that a factory</div> <div> here once employed over 7,000 people</div> <bR> <bR> <div> I would like once again to congratulate Roger, on his</div> <div>  collectionof photos, and thank him for  allowing us to</div> <div>  use the photo on  the site.</div> <div>  I would also like to thank him for all his help making sure I </div> <div> have put everything in the right place</div> <bR> <div> All photos from Gallery 1 up to EE-93 in Gallery 10</div> <div> sent in by Roger Bater</div> <bR> <bR> <div> EE-94</div> <div> <IMG SRC="cc6fe5a0.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="346" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Great King Street</div> <div> GK6 </div> <div> Just before Closure</div> <bR> <div> Sent in by Tony Chew</div> <bR> <div> EE-95</div> <div> <IMG SRC="cc7fe540.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="340" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Great King Street</div> <div> GK6</div> <div> All piled up and ready to go</div> <bR> <div> Sent in by Tony Chew</div> <bR> <bR> <div> EE-96</div> <div> <IMG SRC="cc9fe5a0.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="346" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Great King Street</div> <div> GK6</div> <bR> <div> Sent in by Tony Chew</div> <bR> <div> EE-97</div> <div> <IMG SRC="cc8fe010.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="769" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Great King Street</div> <div> GK6</div> <div> What a sad sight</div> <bR> <div> Tony started as an Apprentice in 1963, and made</div> <div> redundant from F6 Wiper Lab in 1988</div> <bR> <div> Sent in by  Tony Chew</div> <bR> <bR> <div>                                           Next Gallery 11</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="368" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#003333 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER BGCOLOR=#003333 HEIGHT= 272 WIDTH="362"><div> <B>   Great King Street</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>End of an Era  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> <A HREF="lucas_memoriesad.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lucas 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