West Midlands Arts commissioned seven artists to produce work relating to West Midlands industries, including firms such as Cadbury’s in Birmingham, Brinton’s carpets in Kidderminster and the Ind Coope Brewery in Burton-on-Trent. The West Midlands CBI cha

A public centenary appeal and national grants were helping to pay for “Chestnuts”, by Stanley Spencer. The photograph shows Yvonne Reynolds from Bilston (left) and Angie Round from Highley modelling T-shirts which were being sold to help the appeal.