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| Ref. | Location | Ordnance Survey | Notes |
| A 20 | Abbey Cycle Works | SP 088571 | Stood in Bleachfield Street on site now occupied by Dennison Equipment Ltd; opened c. 19O3 (report by former employee) ; built "Speedwell" cycles; production ceased c. 1925; powered by gas engine from early 1900’s. |
See, also, Needle-section A 9 and Ragley Mill A11.
Coachmaking
| Ref. | Location | Ordnance Survey | Notes |
| Ar 93 | Arrow | SP 080505 | Coach and Wagon works. In Arrow village opposite Forge Cottage; single storey straggling buildings mostly wood with slate roof; large gates for wagons, etc; one typical archtop industrial window. This was George Clark’s works; seems to have started as wheelwright’s business (D 1900); coachbuilder in 1908 (D); likewise 1924 (D); became "motor engineer" 1932; eventually had showroom and premises in Alcester (Coulter’s Garage). Earlier wheel— wrights in Arrow included Edward Griffiss (1874) , Henry Hemming (1880). Michael Griffiss was wheelwright and keeper of "Rose and Crown", Arrow, in 1850’s (Census returns, l851). |
There was also a carriage works in Alcester which predated the Arrow works; this was the firm of Charles Cook, later to become Cook Brothers; they lived on High Street, with works at bottom of Malt Mill Lane (v. Needlemaking A 4). In 1861 Census Charles is "carriage builder" but 1841 and ‘51 he is "wheelwright"; the works ceased beginning of 20th century.
Agricultural Implements
| Ref. | Location | Ordnance Survey | Notes |
| Sal 206 | Pitchill Works | SP 052516 | Brick buildings and sheds to west of A 435 near Iron Cross; date unknown, probably c. 1900 when Bom ford and Evershed moved here from Atlas Works, Fershore; use by Bomford Brothers 1910 - 1967 and by Espley Tyas since; started as Benjamin Bomford’s works as contractor for steam ploughing tackle which was maintained here; they made agricultural implements as well; Bom ford and Evershed moved to new works at Salford Priors, by railway, l910; Bomford Bros into liquidation 1967, now part of Bomford Group but Pitchill not used by the company; works described by L. T. C. Rolt "Landscape with Machines"; he was apprentice here in 1926. |