Here's an incomplete list of cycle and motorcycle factories just in the Hillfields area of Coventry.
Hillfields is now almost exclusively the domain of pimps, prostitutes and drug pushers.
Taken from here:
http://www.hillfields.org.uk/History/industry.htm
Cycle Factories in Hillfields (not complete) Hillfields was the home of many of Coventry's cycle factories at the end of the 19th Century and the beginning of the 20th Century. Many of these companies went on to manufacture motorcycles and cars. -
Bayliss Thomas and Co.1879 -
Britannia Cycle and Motor Co., 1929 -
Challenge Cycle and Motor Co. 1911 -
Coronet Cycle Co, 1896 -
Excelsior Co. -
Humber and Co. 1890 -
New Beeston Cycle Co. 1896 -
New Premier Cycle Co, 1898 -
Premier Cycle Co. 1890 -
Raglan Cycle and Anti-friction ball Co. Ltd. 1898 -
Singer & Co. 1879. -
Sparkbrook Manufacturing Co. Ltd. 1883 -
Viking Cycle Co. Ltd. 1894.
Motor Cycle Factories in Hillfields (not complete) The following lists some of the motor cycle works which it is believed were located in Hillfields. Many of these also manufactured bicycles and cars: -
Bayliss Thomas and Co.1879 -
Humber and Co. 1890 (also made an electric tandem) -
Omega (1909) -
Montgomery Sidecar Works, Leicester Causeway. This factory was completely destroyed by fire in 1925. -
Coventry Victor (1919) -
Francis Barnett (1919) -
Lea Francis (1911) -
Premier (1908) -
Singer (1909) -
Sparkbrook (1912) -
Beeston (1898)
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There's then and 'now' (2004) pictures of the Lea Francis works on Lower Ford Strret, Hillfields here:
http://www.lfoc.org/LFOC_0290_LF_History_Factory.htm
They later moved to Much Park Street and concentrated on making C*rs.
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There's also Coventry Eagle and Wee Macgregor, also made in Coventry and probably many, many more.
Last edited on Wed Jul 9th, 2008 11:44 am by TheMightyGusset
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