Classic British Bicycles (200 makers mapped!)
 

Ciao everybody!
I am excited to share the completion of my research and art project on the Classic British bicycles poster map. Through online resources and consultations with local collectors and enthusiasts, I was able to discover and re-design the logos of over 200 producers.

The journey was both fun and educational, as I learned about the size and scope of the bicycle industry in cities like London and Birmingham. I also made a special effort to map local frame builders in remote areas of Scotland and Northern Ireland, despite the difficulties in obtaining information. These brands may not be as well-known as their Italian counterparts, but I am confident that they were exported to nearby countries and the US.

Do any of these brands hold a special place in your collection?
Limited and numbered print copies of the map are available for purchase at**********************

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I didn't know Royce is located down on the channel coast. I have to send them a hub today, for service.

Here's my list of British frame/bicycle builders:


C.W. Alexander 25 James St. Docks Cardiff

Algurn 569 Garratt Lane London S.W. 18

Allin 32 Whitehorse Lane, Croydon

Alpex (APL bicycles)

Anglicus Coventry

Armstrong Sherborne St., Oldbury, Birmingham 16

British Eagle

Jack Baguley

Baines Idle Road, Eccleshill, Bradford, York

P. Barnard & Son 65 Station Road, Brixton S.W. 9

Reg Barnett Crystal Palace

E. G. Bates 591 Barking Road, Plaistow

Bates of London E.17

Bawden of Bassett 110 Burgess Road Southampton

Baxendale & Co. Miller Street, Manchester

Beeston Beeston

Johnny (J) Berry 193 Wilmslow Rd. Rusholme, Manchester

Berry and Bentley

C. Bertrand

Birmingham Small Arms (BSA) Birmingham

R.A. Blackwell 419 Hackney Rd. London E2

Tom Board

Boro Congleton

E. A. Boult Gradnor Works Stafford

Tom Bromwich Coventry

L. H. Brookes Dickenson Rd. Manchester 13

George Brooks

Jim Broome 169/171 Regent Rd. Salford 5

Henry Burton

Claud Butler Manor St., Clapham, S.W.4

Hamilton Butler

Carlton Worksop

Carter & Hall Portsmouth

F. H. Carpenter (Frank) 52 Surbiton Road, Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey

Challenge Coventry

G. V. Chapman 410 West Green Road, Tottenham, N 15

Ernie Clements

Comrade (Vindec, Edwardes, Brown Brothers) Alma Works, Darlaston

Condor 90 Grays Inn Road, W.C.1London

J. Cooke (Imperial Petrel) Stratford Rd. Birmingham
Cougar (by Terry Dolan) Liverpool

Ron Cooper Dartford, London

Coventry Eagle

C.W.S. (Co-operative Workers Society)
Federal Works, King's Road, Tyseley, Birmingham

Dave Davey Liverpool

Dawes Tyseley, Birmingham 11

Dayton Park Royal Rd. London N.W.10

Fred Dean 531 York Road, London, S.W.18

Nigel Dean

Donahue Durham

Dunelt Sheffield

Dyble P. J. Carshalton, Surrey

Edison Chesterfield

P. Ellis & Co. 360-4 Lillie Rd. Fulham SW6
(makers of Champion) FULHAM 1553

Ellis-Briggs St. Ives Works, Shipley, York
(Favori)

Ellis Champion

Elswick Barton-on-Humber (later, Brigg)

Elswick-Hopper

Les Ephgrave Aveley Works, Eveley Road, Clapton, London E5

F. W. Evans Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1

Excel Cycle Co. 90-92 High St., Colliers Wood, London S.W. 19
(Dan Genner)

Falcon Coventry (early Coventry Eagle)

Don Farrell

HEG (Harry) Ferris 521 C Bath Road, Middlesex

Sid Ferris

B. J. Flavell Bilston

Flying Scot David Rattray: 11 Murray St. Glasgow, Scotland C.4.

J. Fothergill 301 Upper Parliament St., Liverpool 8

G.A. Napier Works, Napier Road Ponders End Middlesex

Ted Gerrard

A. S. Gillot

Granby Brothers Cycle Works 324-38 New Cross Road, S.E. London

H E Green

James Grose Ltd. 379 Euston Road London N.W.1

F. H. Grubb Depot: 31 Robsart St., Brixton S.W. 9
1927-1934 Works: Gould Rd., Twickenham, Middlesex
post-March 1935 Works: 147a Haydons Rd, Wimbledon, London, S.W.19

Jim Guard Ltd. 124 MacNaghten Road, Bitterne Park, Southampton

Haddon (Super Cycle) East Anglia

Harry Hall 67-69 Whitworth St W Manchester
Cathedral St?

Evelyn Hamilton Lambeth

Pat Hanlon

R. O. Harrison (New Star Cycles) 23-41 Queens Rd. Peckham SE15

Hardisty

Hercules Aston, Birmingham

Frank Herety Stockport

Hetchins Tottenham (later, Southend-on-Sea)

Higgins

Hill Bros Padinham (Blackpool) Lancs.

Hinds Lewisham

Barry Hoban

Hobbs of Barbican Sterling Works, Dagenham, Essex

W. F. Holdsworth Lullington Rd. Crystal Palace, Kent
Depot: 138-40 Beckenham Rd. Kent

J. A. Holland West Bromwich

Hopper

Humber Beeston,Wolverhampton, Coventry
(Bullard's Cycle Works, Royston)

Bill Hurlow

Hyde Brothers Winchester

Bob Jackson Leeds

James Greet, Birmingham 11,
outlet: 24 Public Market,
Hight Street, Slough

Jack Jones

Kay's Cycles Rossendale

P&A Kenistons Romford, Essex

Kerry's London E15

Knight Wolverhampton

Lambert (Viscount)

Langsett 190-2 Infirmary Rd., Sheffield 6

Leach Marathon

Leader Croydon

Frank Lipscombe 185-7 Markhouse Road Walthamstow E.17

Lomax Oxford

George Longstaff Liverpool

M&B (est. '82) Dronfield

MacLean D. 362-3 Upper Steet, Angel N1. Tottenham Depot, 258 High Road N15
also: 2 Jackson Rd. Holloway N1

Major Nichols 5 Reform St, West Bromwich
and later
48 Durban Road, Smethwick

Bernard Macklam Leeds

Mason Bolton

Mead Liverpool

Mercian 7 Shardlow Road, Alvaston, Derby 7777 & Shardlow Road, Alvaston, Derby

Merlin Leeds, Yorkshire
(by Bob Jackson?)

MKM Harrogate Chapel Works

Moorson Birmingham

H. R. “Dick” Morris 28 Orford Road Walthamstow E17

S. A. “Sid” Mottram 189 Loughborough Rd. Leicester

New Hudson

New Imperial Dept 14 Spring Rd., Hall Green, Birmingham 11

Norman Ashford Kent

Rory O'Brien 787 Romford Rd. Manor Park E12

Orbit (Andy Thompson) Sheffield

Paris 131, Stoke Newington Church St. London N.6

F.C. Parkes (by Sun) Century Works, Brook St. Aston, Birmingham
(Parkes Lightweight)

Pemberton (Arrow) 399 Washway Road, Sale, Manchester

Pennine lngleby Road/Girlington, Bradford 8, Yorkshire

John Perks Aldridge

Phillips Birmingham

W&E Pollard Stoney Stanton Road, Coventry
(post-'68, 23 Newton Road, Bedworth)

Hugh Porter

Cliff Pratt 84 Spring Bank Hull

Premier Coventry

Stuart Purves ( Stuart)

Tommy (T.J.) Quick

Harry Quinn 7/9 Walton Road, Everton Valley, Liverpool 4

G. R. Reed

Mal Rees 83 Coldharbour Lane, Hayes, Middlesex

REW Reynolds Northampton

Les Rigden Brighton

(Charles) Roberts 89 Gloucester Road, Croydon, England CR0 2DN
also 87 Penge Road, Anerley SE20

Wester Ross

Rotherham & Sons Coventry

Rotrax Shirley, Southampton

Brian Rourke

Rover (The) Coventry

Royal (Prince) Coventry

Royal Enfield

Rudge-Whitworth Crow Lane, Coventry

Runwell Runwell Works Birmingham 4

E. F. Russ Battersea Rise

Dave Russell

F. R. Russell

Ken Ryall Hounslow


Charles Ryan 21 Wellington Parade Blackfen Road Sidcup Kent

Saxon Arcola St., London E8

Sedney (Sporter)

Selbach M.G.

Alan Shorter 71 Elthorne Rd. Upper Holloway N19
(shoppe in Finchley)

Cliff Shrubb

Jack E. Sibbit Manchester 16

Stuart Sinclair

P. (Patrick) Skeates Landor Rd. London S.W. 9

T.D. Skinner Walford Rd. Sparkbrook Birmingham

Smithfield Cycles Birmingham

Eddie Soens Liverpool

Jim Soens 58 Lower Breck Rd., Liverpool 6

Ron Spencer

P.T. Stallard Wolverhampton

Stokes of London Walthamstow, near St James Street Station

H. C. Strudwick Oxford St., Brighton

Clive Stuart Catford
Works: Orpington High Steet, Kent

Sun Aston Brook Street Birmingham 6

Sunbeam Birmingham

T. J. Burton-on-Trent

Tensen

Roy Thame Putney St., London

Thanet Bristol

Thompson (Andy)

Tildesley (& Company) Planet Works Birmingham

Triumph

W.G. Twiddle 50 Lawrence Rd. Liverpool

Viking Russell St, Wolverhampton
(Londonderry?)

Vindec

R.H. Wakefield 59 London Road, London SW 17

A. Waller 325 Kingsland Rd. London

Walvale Walton Vale, Liverpool

Bryan Warnett Cardiff

Wearwell New-Griffin Works, Horseley Fields, Wolverhampton

Graham Weigh (by Paul Donahue)


Whitaker & Mapplebeck lngleby Road/Girlington, Bradford 8, Yorkshire

Bill Whitcomb Bangor, N. Wales (Cyclesports)

Williamson N. London

J. F. Wilson Sheffield

Witcomb London

Woodrup 345/7 Kirkstall Rd. Leeds, England LS4 2HD

Dave Yates

Young's Lewisham

Bickerton?

Great to see this map and listing of the british bike makers.
I also love the other versions, especially the italian.
Can you make a similar post with the italian again? adding the text listing?
Thx

That looks great. I didn't think much of British bikes until about six years ago when my wife brought home a late 70's Raleigh Super Course. Now I own a 68 Raleigh Super Course, a 71 Raleigh International and an early 80's Bob Jackson. Thanks for putting this together.

my wife gifted me a Greyhound 3 speed she bought at a tag sale. I think it was made in Birmingham? Not sure about that.

I didn't see the very rare "Southern cycles"!
Very few know about this company with Stan Butcher.


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That is very nicely done and needs to go on my list of items for the bike cave.

At risk of turning this into a thread of obscure British builders not on the list, I'll include mine. F.H. Scott in Ealing. built and sold bikes in the 30's thru 60's




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A risk one day, may turn out to be an opportunity, the next.

On the map, just north of St. Albans (Codicote).

But I don't see (maybe I'm missing) Strida in Glasgow.

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Dursley-Pedersen, Dursley (north of Bristol)

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. . . and ordered. My wife gave me the Italy and France maps for Christmas. Now they will have a new British brother. :)

I ordered the British one this morning. What is the quality like on the ones you have received?

Cool project. Speedwell doesn't appear on either list. One of the few companies that made titanium bikes in the 1970s. Birmingham I think - these bikes were definitely exported to the US. My 1978 Speedwell was a special order and a very cool bike.

Isn't it E.A. Boult? (as shown correctly on the poster.)
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from H.Lloyds

Peering, peering...Pashley in Stratford on Avon? Since 1926, and still very much in business, thank you. :)

Yes, thank you for that correction. If you see anything else that you could correct or add-to, please let me know.

Speedwells are way cool, but like Malvern Star, they are Australian.

and that map would be appreciated by collectors in Australia.

Oooh, yeah, that's a bit of a miss. There appears to be a bit of a bias towards racing bikes, so maybe Pashley got the chop?

That's not being critical of Andrea's work, which is fantastic.

There was a British Speedwell: Speedwell Ti Home

A very cool thing and I would have ordered one, already. Alas, I will not be able to get one given the limited payment options available.

Is there something wrong with a MasterCard?

I paid this morning with a MasterCard - no problems.

Pretty darn good. They are on what appears to be good paper. The paper is glossy, which helps in cleaning the drool off of them.:p They come folded (sort of like a road map), not rolled, so there are creases. Not a big deal to me; it may be to some people.

Great idea and looks to be beautifully executed! I'm very tempted.