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    Arrow Rover Longbridge - 17-11- 2006 - Report

    The Longbridge plant opened in 1905 and was once the largest manufacturing plant in the world. During the 20th Century the site employed many thousands of people, central to the economy of the local area. Longbridge has produced a wide variety of products, although consistently over time the product has been cars, perhaps most notably the iconic Austin Mini. During the Second World War the main plant produced munitions and tank parts, while the nearby East Works of Austin Aero Ltd at Cofton Hackett produced several marques of aeroplane such as the Short Stirling and the Hawker Hurricane.

    Originally founded by an engineer and entrepreneur, the site has been subject to state ownership as well as a variety of private owners. Since 2005 when MG Rover collapsed, part of the site has been demolished to make way for commercial and residential developments. The site is manufacturing cars again although fewer than 200 people are currently employed at Longbridge, though NAC has said that this figure will rise during the next couple of years. The current production facilities at Longbridge have the capacity for not more than approximately 1,000 workers to be employed there. More than half the factory site has been sold off and cleared, and the land reclaimed to be put to use by businesses which will hopefully create up to 10,000 jobs in the next few years.





































    The Prototype! the supposed savior of Rover.































    The Rally Shed... accessed via the WWII shadow factory tunnels, this was full of so much cool kit it almost made me want a Rover!

    Last edited by BenWRX; 25-11-2008 at 02:12 AM.

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