Report - Browns Of Wem - March 22

[Bikin Glynn]

Browns Of Wem

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In 1946 Mr H.C. Brown had the inspiration to buy ex Army buildings, dismantle them, sell them and re-erect them as farm buildings for livestock and implement sheds and this turned into a very interesting and successful business. As the business developed Mr Brown decided to design, manufacture and erect new timber buildings.

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Mr Brown and his staff renovated old buildings and turned them into workshops designing and manufacturing Poultry Houses, Implement Sheds, Cedar Bungalows and Village Halls. Added to these were Piggeries, Garages and Garden Sheds. These early designs have been developed into the buildings we now manufacture, supply and erect all over the country.
In 1963 Mr & Mrs Brown decided to form the company Browns of Wem Ltd and became the sole directors. At this time it became necessary to expand and a new factory and office block together with a maintenance garage were built, by this time 200 men, 18 office staff and 4 sales representatives were employed by the company. Along with a large fleet of vans, motor cars and lorries the company were soon supplying buildings to customers all over the British Isles and exporting living accommodation as far away as Turkey.

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By this time the demand for steel framed farm buildings had developed and two large steel factories were built to prefabricate the steel and extra men were employed to design and manufacture all types and sizes of buildings and to erect these buildings to the specifications of the time.
In the mid 1990’s Mr & Mrs Brown decided to retire from the business and Browns of Wem Ltd was passed down to their four Grandchildren, two of which still run the business and continue to develop those early building designs.

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Along side their live works lies an old small workshop presumably where the company first began, this contains an interesting array of unwanted machinery.
Relaxed solo visit here, not much to see so I was in & out pretty quick with minimal pics but is a delightful place.

Thanks For looking
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[stoff urbex]

that black & decker valve seat grinder is god dame fantastic porn

 

[Calamity Jane]

Great report. I love the history. Sounds like they were very successful. The old machinery is very photogenic. Wished I knew what it all was. That barrel thing looks interesting.

 

[mookster]

Did you not do the two original Cedar Bungalows in the field opposite? Loads of good old tat in them although they were stiflingly hot inside when I did it a couple of years ago. Would love to go back.

 

[HughieD]

Find these types of place really hard to photograph but you did a fab job there mate. Lovely report.

 

[Bikin Glynn]

that black & decker valve seat grinder is god dame fantastic porn

Never quite thought of it like that but if u say so!

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Great report. I love the history. Sounds like they were very successful. The old machinery is very photogenic. Wished I knew what it all was. That barrel thing looks interesting.

yeah dont know what the barrel is but beside it is a old bellows used for forge, same as u photographed in old RAF sheds in Suffolk I believe!

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Did you not do the two original Cedar Bungalows in the field opposite? Loads of good old tat in them although they were stiflingly hot inside when I did it a couple of years ago. Would love to go back.

think they have gone mate, if u google it one has been turned into a new build!

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Find these types of place really hard to photograph but you did a fab job there mate. Lovely report.

thanks dude, was a super bright day so I fkd a lot of pics up with light coming in tbh lol

 

[Mikeymutt🐶]

This place is right up my street. Could spend ages in here having a nosey and photographing it. Great place and great report.

 

[Bikin Glynn]

This place is right up my street. Could spend ages in here having a nosey and photographing it. Great place and great report.

thanks dude, its not that big but surprising what they have left behind. as prev reply the "show homes" across the road have now gone so there is even less there to mooch about than what there used to be.

 

[CantClimbTom]

... That barrel thing looks interesting.

pretty sure it's a https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter_churn note the hatch on the side to get the cream in and butter- milk and butter out.

 

[mookster]

think they have gone mate, if u google it one has been turned into a new build!

Ahh no! There was so much interesting stuff in them, always meant to go back for another root around in cooler times as it was so unbelievably hot inside them when I went. God knows what they were like to live in if they got that hot.

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Ahh no! There was so much interesting stuff in them, always meant to go back for another root around in cooler times as it was so unbelievably hot inside them when I went. God knows what they were like to live in if they got that hot.

Dunno what they r building there now, perhaps a new version of a demonstration building, or they r just using the fact that they were there to make use of planning laws

 

[Down and beyond]

What a corker