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My Mother lived across the road from Rootes.  It was never bombed during the war.  The Germans tried and hit everything but it.  Lord Ha Ha (German Propagandist used to give false reports on the radio) claimed it had been bombed to panic the people, however my Mum and family used to look out of the window and it was still there.  Started off as Dunlops tire, then they changed it to make aircraft, then after the war changed it back to Dunlops again.  Factory is long gone.