Employees at the Gwenda Works, Legge Lane, Birmingham

The Gwenda Works was built in 1913 for Sir Henry Manton, silversmith and cut glass manufacturer. Here the largely female workforce poses in the yard for a photograph. (Copied from an original photograph in the posession of Pressed Metal Products Ltd)

Location

West Midlands Birmingham

Period

1930s (1930 - 1938)

Tags

woman girl work jewellery metal industry clothing 1930s (1930 - 1938)