Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,647 pages of information and 247,065 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Lancaster Group

From Graces Guide

c.1979 Colchester Motor Co changed its name to Lancaster Garages Ltd[1]

1980 Lancaster Group Holdings Ltd was incorporated

1981 Acquired:

1987 Name changed to Lancaster plc.

A wholly-owned subsidiary of Jardine Motors Group

1998 Formed JV with Ford in Polar Motor Group, which had previously been a subsidiary[2]

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Sources of Information

  1. 1979 Annual report
  2. 1998 Annual report
  • Companies house filings