Common Lane entrance to the former LDV plant
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The photograph on this page of Common Lane entrance to the former LDV plant by Richard Law as part of the Geograph project.
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Common Lane entrance to the former LDV plant
Image: © Richard Law Taken: 2 Mar 2016
The extensive tract of empty land to the north and east of this point was formerly the "LDV Vans" assembly works, makers of various models of panel vans and utility vehicles between 1993 and 2008. The business was formed after a buyout by a combined Rover and Leyland team of the Dutch DAF van operation, and manufactured models here such as the Convoy, Pilot, Cub and Maxus. Sadly, it can't be said to have ever truly thrived as a vehicle maker, and eventually fell victim to the global recession of 2008, went into receivership and the assembly lines & equipment were eventually sold off to China's SAIC Motor group in 2010.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.500149
Longitude
-1.843515