My favorite place to have offered drive, needs to be the Rubery Owen boardroom.
I’ve been lucky to be proven spherical many design studios in my time, from tremendous yacht consultancies to main automotive producers. In addition to being served a espresso in a lot of their assembly rooms, however none come near the sensation of historical past expressed by this boardroom.
For individuals who don’t know what the connection Rubery Owen must the automotive business, Sir Alfred Owen was accountable for rescuing the BRM F1 racing group. Saved from virtually sure extinction his assist noticed BRM rise to take the System 1 World Constructors Championship, in addition to the F1 driver’s title with Graham Hill on the wheel.
We have been there, on the previous Rubery Owen headquarters in Sales space Avenue, Darlaston, with a group placing collectively a proposition to take the BRM title again into the limelight, with a supercar programme.
Steeped in historical past, the concept that simply maybe Graham Hill or Jackie Stewart had signed a contract or two right here, a bit like an viewers with Enzo Ferrari, fuelled my creativeness.
BRM Trophies
BRM trophies and private mementos have been pretty to take a look at and have been such a uncommon alternative for anybody to see. I used to be in heaven.
The Bourne Heritage Belief Museum
The Bourne Heritage Belief Museum has been entrusted with most of the BRM F1 race profitable trophies, which have been donated to them by Rubery Owen, permitting a a lot bigger viewers to view these items of motorsport historical past.
The previous Rubery Owen & Co. HQ in Sales space Avenue, Darlaston, continues to be standing in the present day due to David Owen OBE and Accord Housing Affiliation. Now named “The Rubery Owen Innovation Centre” the inside having been transformed for small enterprise use.
I’m so happy that the Rubery Owen boardroom nonetheless exists within the constructing.
This 12 months Graham Hill would have celebrated his ninety fifth Birthday – appears as time as any to recall my go to to Rubery Owen.
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