Westley Richards, Gun Makers, Birmingham, July 09

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Visited Birmingham recently and thought I would pop in here before it got flattened.

Westley Richards have been making guns and hunting apparel since the early 1800's. The company still operates on another site in Birmingham.

I believe this site is being demoilised to make way for a new road.

It is a decent site with an office building at the front and lots of small workshops dotted around at the back.

Demo is underway but there is still quite a bit to see, including lots of old paperwork and ledger books dating back years.

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Great post there...its good you fella`s are doing these places as they seem to be falling by the wayside quickly.:mrgreen:
 
What a great building, are they really planning to knock it down! I love that fancy wooden door and columns, it looks like it is propped there, so perhaps there is either some legitimate salvage going on or someone is robbing the place, I see the fire place has gone also :cry:
 
what a shame. right next to the back entrance to Birmingham Uni if i remember correctly. Walked passed it many times before i was old enough to understand it's heritage.
 

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