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A History of the County of Middlesex
… Cross, and cut fares, 47 but horses soon gave way to motor buses. By 1910 a motor bus ran daily from Ealing and Acton along Uxbridge Road … Acton with central London and Barking (Essex). By 1932 motor buses along Western Avenue connected East Acton with …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… men were employed chiefly in metal work, including engineering and fitting, followed by transport, commerce, and … makers, were in the Parade, Acton Vale. 67 By 1932 the motor industry employed 5,400 or nearly four-fifths of the … and of electrical heating equipment 50. Apart from one motor assembling factory, the seven largest firms, employing …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… 13 years for 3year courses leading to apprenticeships in engineering. In 1938-9 there were 312 students. 23 In 1958-9 … in 1929, it provided evening classes in science, engineering, and building trades, which had outgrown the … London degree. Courses to final level for the B.Sc. in engineering and science subjects were soon introduced, with …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… accelerated the growth of industry, by benefiting local engineering firms. In the north part of Acton it also led to …