Someone on Facebook who said he worked in the shop in London said a lot of American tourists would come in and buy bikes to ride around the countryside. Some would sell the bikes back to the shop, while others would ship them back home. There have also been a lot of US military personnel stationed in Great Britain over the years. Lots of possibilities, but no way to know for sure, unless someone stumbles across a purchase receipt with the serial number.

I will post updates in another thread as they get done. I have already received decals from H. Lloyd Cycles. They actually had all the variations for different eras. I had been wanting to get a British bike and assumed it would be a Raleigh or Bob Jackson or something like that. I didn't know anything about FW Evans, but it had some clues that indicated it was a quality bike. It wasn't very expensive so I took a chance.