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 162,260 pages of information and 244,501 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.

Ward La France

From Graces Guide

Trucks

  • Ward La France built a small amount of truck chassis, using purchased parts.
  • They offered pneumatic tyres.

Buses

  • E. E. Snow owned the company and designed a fleet of luxury charabancs after World War One.
  • It featured a ten note organ that woke up the sleeping residents when it returned from being out on excursions.


Sources of Information

  • Ian Allan - British Buses Since 1900 - Aldridge and Morris