Rover: Cycles: Difference between revisions

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c1905. Rover Imperial Ladies Roadster. Exhibit at the Scottish Cycle Museum.

Note: This is a sub-section of Rover

1896 A public company, the Rover Cycle Co, was registered on 13 June, to take over the business of J. K. Starley and Co^[1]. Directors: F. D. Dixon-Hartland, Alfred H. Griffiths, Richard R. Beard and J. K. Starley. The works consisted of three factories and a floor area of more than 40,000 square feet. ^[2]

1896 Other records say Harry Smith was MD at this time

1896/7 Directory: Listed under cycles as Rover Cycle Co. Limited of Meteor Cycle Works^[3]

Designer Edmund W. Lewis joined from Daimler

Ernest Forrester joined as Chief Tester

1905 The company's name was changed in November from the Rover Cycle Co to the Rover Co.

1912 Listed in Spennell's directory of Coventry as Cycle Manufacturers^[4]

Sources of Information

↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
↑ The Times, Monday, Jun 15, 1896
↑ Peck's Trades Directory of Birmingham, 1896-97: Cycles
↑ Spennell's Annual Directory of Coventry and District, 1912-13

[1] The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908

[2] The Times, Monday, Jun 15, 1896

[3] Peck's Trades Directory of Birmingham, 1896-97: Cycles

[4] Spennell's Annual Directory of Coventry and District, 1912-13

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-* 1896 A public company, the [[Rover Cycle Co]], was registered on 13 June, to take over the business of [[J. K. Starley and Co]]<ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref>. Directors: [[F. D. Dixon-Hartland]], [[Alfred H. Griffiths]], [[Richard R. Beard]] and [[John Kemp Starley| J. K. Starley]]. The works consisted of three factories and a floor area of more than 40,000 square feet. <ref>The Times, Monday, Jun 15, 1896</ref>
+A public company, the [[Rover Cycle Co]], was registered on 13 June, to take over the business of [[J. K. Starley and Co]]<ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref>. Directors: [[F. D. Dixon-Hartland]], [[Alfred H. Griffiths]], [[Richard R. Beard]] and [[John Kemp Starley| J. K. Starley]]. The works consisted of three factories and a floor area of more than 40,000 square feet. <ref>The Times, Monday, Jun 15, 1896</ref>
-* 1896 Other records say [[Harry Smith]] was MD at this time
+Other records say [[Harry Smith]] was MD at this time
-* 1896/7 Directory: Listed under cycles as '''Rover Cycle Co. Limited''' of Meteor Cycle Works<ref>[[Peck's Trades Directory of Birmingham, 1896-97: Cycles]]</ref>
+/7 Directory: Listed under cycles as '''Rover Cycle Co. Limited''' of Meteor Cycle Works<ref>[[Peck's Trades Directory of Birmingham, 1896-97: Cycles]]</ref>
-* Designer [[Edmund W. Lewis]] joined from [[Daimler]]
+Designer [[Edmund W. Lewis]] joined from [[Daimler]]
-* [[Ernest Forrester]] joined as Chief Tester
+[[Ernest Forrester]] joined as Chief Tester
-* 1905 The company's name was changed in November from the [[Rover Cycle Co]] to the [[Rover|Rover Co]].
+The company's name was changed in November from the [[Rover Cycle Co]] to the [[Rover|Rover Co]].
-* 1912 Listed in Spennell's directory of Coventry as Cycle Manufacturers<ref>[[Spennell's Annual Directory of Coventry and District, 1912-13]]</ref>
+Listed in Spennell's directory of Coventry as Cycle Manufacturers<ref>[[Spennell's Annual Directory of Coventry and District, 1912-13]]</ref>
 == See Also ==
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-[[Category: Town - Coventry]]
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Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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