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Description: | The main staff entrance to the former works of the Sunbeam Motor Company in Upper Villiers Street. This purpose-built building, named 'Automotive House', still retains most of its original Edwardian features, with a few late 20th century alterations. It was designed by Joseph Lavender, FRIBA, specifically for the Sunbeam Motor Car Company, and was the first purpose-built works of the company, and one of the earliest car factories in England. The frontage shown contains offices. At this time, the ball bearing manufacturers Fafnir Textron (formerly Fischer Bearings) have taken over part of the building, and the name of the building inscribed above the door is obscured by the company logo. The building, which is listed, is now a Sikh temple. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Archives | Rights holder: | J. L. Davies | Subjects: | Photograph Wolverhampton Heritage Trail Motor vehicle industry Photographs | Temporal: | 1979 | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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