Alford and Alder
of Walworth, London
of Hemel Hempstead
1894 Partnership dissolved. '... the Partnership which has for some time past been carried on by us the undersigned, Robert Alford and Cromwell Alder, under the firm of Alford and Alder, at Newington-butts, in the county of Surrey, in the trade or business of Coach and Carriage. Builders, was this day dissolved by mutual consent...'[1]
1902 Cromwell Alder, Robert Greenwood Alford and Alfred Thomas Glover, trading as Alford & Alder, patented Improvements in connection with Governess Cars and the like Road Vehicles.
1903 Partnership change. '...the Partnership lately subsisting between us, the undersigned, Robert Greenwood Alford, Cromwell Alder, and Alfred Thomas Glover, carrying on business as Coach and Carriage Builders and Coach Harness Makers, at Nos. 53 and 57, Newington Butts, and at 54, Walworth-road, and at Elephant-road, Walworth, and at 59, Vauxhall-arches, all in the county of London, under the style or firm of ALFORD AND ALDER, has been dissolved by mutual consent so far as regards the said Cromwell Alder, who retires from the said firm...'[2]
1905 Selling Chambers small car
1919-26 Coachbuilders
1925 Alford and Alder (Engineers) Ltd gained a patent with Herbert Percy Maxted on "Improvements in or relating to brake operating gear for motor vehicles"
1930 Was Alford and Alder (Engineers) Ltd
WWII Manufactured parts for the De Havilland Mosquito
1963 Motor Show exhibitor. Front suspension assemblies etc.[3]
1963 Manufactured power steering for Jaguar with Adwest Engineering (see advert)
By 1968 was part of Leyland Motors
1970s The business was Alford and Alder Components
See Also
- 1905 (Part 2) The Autocar: Index
- 1905 Motor Show (SMMT February)
- 1905 Motor Show (SMMT February): Petrol Cars
- 1908-1909 The Motor: Index
- 1908 (Part 1) The Autocar: Index
- 1908 Motor Show: A Review
- 1909 Motor Show
- 1910 Automotor: Index
- 1912-1913 The Motor: Index
- 1912 (Part 1) The Autocar: Index
- 1912 (Part 2) The Autocar: Index
- 1912 Motor Show at Olympia: Coachbuilders
- 1913-1914 The Motor: Index
- 1913 (Part 1) The Autocar: Index
- 1913 Automotor: Index
- 1914 (Part 2) The Autocar: Index
- 1914 Automotor: Index
- 1915 (Part 1) The Autocar: Index
- 1918 Directory of Manufacturers in Engineering and Allied Trades: Company A
- 1920 Motor, Marine and Aircraft Red Book: Company A
- 1925/10/09 Motor Show
- 1926/10/22 Motor Show
- 1951 Motor Show
- 1963 Motor Show
- 1980 Motor Show
- Adwest Engineering
- Alford and Alder (Engineers)
- Alford and Alder Components
- Alfred Thomas Glover
- Automobile Engineer: 1968/11
- Clayton Wagons
- Cromwell Alder
- De Havilland Aircraft: DH 98 Mosquito: Suppliers
- Herbert Percy Maxted
- John Bellenden Alford
- John Herbert Betts
- Leyland Motors
- Pow-a-Rak
- Robert Greenwood Alford
- SU-Butec
- Vernon Alfred Glover
Sources of Information
- Mosquito by C. Martin Sharp and Michael j. F. Bowyer. Published by Crecy Books in 1995. ISBN 0-947554-41-6