A factory frontage in Drews Lane, Ward End, Birmingham, England in May 2011. At the time the photo was taken, this building was being demolished to clear the site for redevelopment. Prior to 2008, the factory was the main plant of the van maker LDV. The factory was built in 1913, During its life, the plant was used as: * the assembly plant of Wolseley Motors until 1948 * the transmission plant for the British Leyland (BL) Austin-Morris division from 1968 * the van production for BL from 1972, evolving into Freight Rover * the van production centre for the commercial vehicle company Leyland DAF from 1987 * the van business for the independent LDV following the collapse of Leyland DAF in 1993