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| Click any photo for larger image. COLES CRANES - SUNDERLAND
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The City of Sunderland has a population of
just under 300,000 and is the largest city between Edinburgh and Leeds. It is situated on the
north east coast of England, with access to some
of the most beautiful countryside in England. It is just south of Newcastle Upon Tyne, which is not how the people of Sunderland like to be described. It is near the coast on the river Wear. For more information than you really want, visit the Sunderland web site at : www.sunderland.gov.uk |
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In 1939 Coles needed to expand
and moved from Derby to the Crown works on the banks of the Wear in Sunderland.
This sketch (right) is of the works from that time. |
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To the left is a picture of the works as it was in
the mid seventies. Below are pictures inside the
assembly buildings. Everything was made here from the
chassis up. At its height there were about three thousand people working on the site. Although this sounds impressive, it was not producing enough for such a large workforce and compertition from abroard was catching up. Below are two views inside the fabrication workshops. |
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Below is a series of photographs of the Crown Works taken in 1968 by Arthur Cannings
who I wish to thank for his permission to use these images. The first two images show the end of the main office block (building with spiral staircase) containing the administration and design offices. |
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