MESSERS S. COWLEY LTD.
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On Sunday 8th July 1928 the boot and shoe factory of Messers Cowley Ltd, in Yardley Road, was destroyed by fire.The fire was started by sparks blown from a bonfire in Mr Cowleys nearby garden.

Three fire brigades fought the fire pumping water from the Whirley Pits.

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