Former workshop, 5 (part of Central Bowling), Bloomfield Road, Bloomfield
Location/Address
None recorded
Type
Description
Historically important former industrial workshop, used for the manufacture of the Swallow side cars in the 1920s and built c.1910. Side car works, now part of a bowling club. Painted brick and Welsh slate roof. Three storeys with two gables over upper floor windows; ground floor openings have been blocked. Six-pane fixed light windows.
Statement of Significance
Age
Built c.1910 as a works and subsequently used by the Swallow Sidecar Co. between 1922 and 1926.Historic Interest
A plaque records that the Swallow Sidecar Co. was founded by William Lyons and Bill Walmsley and occupied the building 1922-26. The company became Austin-Swallow and subsequently moved to Coventry from Blackpool in 1928.
Date Listed
n/a
Find Out More
Find out more about this Asset in Lancashire Local List:
https://local-heritage-list.org.uk/lancashire/asset/49
https://local-heritage-list.org.uk/lancashire/asset/49