Menu Fattorini Onwards & upwards 1941 About Us Birmingham in the Blitz These railings were deliberately left unrepaired by Wilfred Fattorini to mark a period of our history for contemplation. The worst blitz occurred the 19th through to 22nd November 1940 when both the Lucas and BSA (Birmingham Small Arms) factories were bombed. There were apparently 700 fires out of control in the city with all the canals drained dry trying to cope. This period of intensive bombing did last from April 1940 for some 14 months. During the second world war William Ramsdale was employed by Thomas Fattorini Limited as a night watchman at its Regent Street Works in Birmingham. The company presented him with a watch commemorating his bravery in saving the Works from fire following a direct hit by a German incendiary bomb. On 9 November 1940 F J Palmer, director of J.G. Hammond & Company Limited wrote the following reference: “Mr W J Ramsdale has been employed by this Company for nearly 30 years as a machine minder and we have always found him during the whole of this period a most willing, honest, sober and trustworthy servant. In the ordinary way we should have been pleased to have employed him for many more years but unfortunately enemy action has made this impossible. We have no hesitation in saying in our opinion he will prove as valuable servant to you as he has done to us.” Related Pages 2019 The coin toss 2018 Cockerel 2018 IAAF Birmingham 2017 Eco? 2014 Royal Visit 2012 Olympics 2011 Badge in space 2008 Royal Warrant 2002 Project Diamond 1990 Yorkshire Day 1980 Computers OMG 1980 Arabian delight 1977 Diary 21st Nov 1975 Chancery 1974 First telex 1972 Tutankhamun 1964 New badge born 1941 Blitz 1939 Time capsule 1938 Deportment 1937 Churchill 1930 Skipton Shop V3 1927 Trafalgar Works 1927 Centenary 1915 Season's greetings 1912 Wake Up! 1895 Skipton Shop V2 1868 Skipton Shop V1 1826 Antonio 2021 Thomas Fattorini Ltd. LONDON - MANCHESTER - BIRMINGHAM . UK Registered in England No. 153351. Reg. Office: Skipton Castle, Skipton, N. Yorkshire, England BD23 1AW.