▁saved ▁after ▁being ▁purchased ▁by ▁William ▁Morris . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁purchase , ▁car ▁manufact uring ▁was ▁completely ▁moved ▁from ▁the ▁Ad der ley ▁Park ▁site , ▁which ▁became ▁Morris ▁Com mer ci als , ▁to ▁the ▁Ward ▁End ▁Works . ▁Eng ines ▁for ▁the ▁Morris ▁Minor ▁were ▁also ▁produced ▁at ▁the ▁factory ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁alongside ▁the ▁Wol se ley ▁production ▁line . ▁ ▁When ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁broke ▁out ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁the ▁factory ▁became ▁the ▁production ▁base ▁for ▁t anks ▁and ▁military ▁vehicles ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁mines . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁it ▁also ▁began ▁to ▁produce ▁the ▁H ors a ▁gl ider . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁£ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁worth ▁of ▁damage ▁had ▁been ▁inf lic ted ▁on ▁the ▁plant ▁by ▁the ▁Luft wa ffe ▁in ▁ra ids ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁a ▁new ▁factory ▁for ▁the ▁Morris ▁Mot ors ▁Press ing ▁Branch ▁was ▁constructed ▁on ▁the ▁Common ▁Lane ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁Ward ▁End ▁Works . ▁This ▁was ▁renamed ▁N uff ield ▁Metal ▁Product s ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁Production ▁of ▁Wol se ley ▁cars ▁recom men ced ▁on ▁ 4 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁the ▁works ▁began ▁to ▁encounter ▁new ▁problems ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁seen ▁to ▁be