rical ▁cook ers ▁and ▁rad ios ▁into ▁the ▁reach ▁of ▁the ▁middle ▁classes , ▁and ▁the ▁indust ries ▁which ▁produced ▁these ▁prosper ed . ▁Near ly ▁half ▁of ▁all ▁new ▁fact ories ▁that ▁opened ▁in ▁Britain ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁London ▁area . ▁ ▁Another ▁industry ▁that ▁prosper ed ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁was ▁the ▁British ▁motor ▁industry . ▁For ▁cities ▁that ▁had ▁a ▁developed ▁motor ▁industry ▁such ▁as ▁B irmingham , ▁Cov entry ▁and ▁Oxford , ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁were ▁also ▁a ▁bo om ▁time . ▁Man ufact ur ers ▁such ▁as ▁Austin , ▁Morris ▁and ▁Ford ▁domin ated ▁the ▁motor ▁industry ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁and ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁cars ▁on ▁British ▁roads ▁double d ▁within ▁the ▁de cade . ▁British ▁Agricult ure ▁also ▁fl our ished ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁North ▁and ▁industrial ▁heart lands ▁Northern ▁England , ▁however , ▁was ▁a ▁quite ▁different ▁matter . ▁The ▁north ▁was ▁the ▁home ▁to ▁most ▁of ▁Britain ' s ▁traditional ▁heavy ▁ ▁indust ries , ▁such ▁as ▁coal ▁min ing ▁in ▁York shire ▁and ▁Not ting ham shire , ▁ship building ▁on ▁T yn es ide ▁and ▁W ear side , ▁steel ▁in ▁She ff ield ▁and ▁text iles ▁in ▁Lanc ash ire ▁which ▁were ▁heavily ▁export ▁orient ated . ▁The ▁north ▁bore ▁the ▁br unt ▁of ▁the