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Murphy Brothers, a private company, engaged in open cast mining of fire clays and coal, haulier, plant and vehicle agent. | |||
1943 Electric delivery van.<ref>[[Automobile Engineer: 1943/11/04]]</ref> | 1943 Electric delivery van.<ref>[[Automobile Engineer: 1943/11/04]]</ref> | ||
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1950 '...One firm applicants, Murphy Bros, Willow Street. Leicester, has made an offer to buy the church and the site...Mr. Hugh Murphy told the Leicester Mercury: want to put showrooms and offices on the site. We thought that the church stone and the roof would be a business proposition."...'<ref>Leicester Daily Mercury - Thursday 27 April 1950</ref> | 1950 '...One firm applicants, Murphy Bros, Willow Street. Leicester, has made an offer to buy the church and the site...Mr. Hugh Murphy told the Leicester Mercury: want to put showrooms and offices on the site. We thought that the church stone and the roof would be a business proposition."...'<ref>Leicester Daily Mercury - Thursday 27 April 1950</ref> | ||
1968 [[British Electric Traction Co]], after the sale of its bus interests, acquired a number of companies including Murphy Brothers<ref>The Times Oct. 22, 1968</ref> | |||
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[[Category: Town - Leicester]] | [[Category: Town - Leicester]] | ||
[[Category: Electric Vehicles]] | [[Category: Electric Vehicles]] | ||
[[Category: Minerals ]] | |||
[[Category: Colliery]] | |||
[[Category: Road Haulage]] | |||
Revision as of 08:15, 20 July 2020
Willow Street, Leicester.
Murphy Brothers, a private company, engaged in open cast mining of fire clays and coal, haulier, plant and vehicle agent.
1943 Electric delivery van.[1]
1950 '...vehicles are taken to the premises of the Murphy Brothers. Ltd., in Willow Street. Leicester, for reconditioning and rebuilding to new standards...Hugh Murphy, Managing Director....'[2]
1950 '...One firm applicants, Murphy Bros, Willow Street. Leicester, has made an offer to buy the church and the site...Mr. Hugh Murphy told the Leicester Mercury: want to put showrooms and offices on the site. We thought that the church stone and the roof would be a business proposition."...'[3]
1968 British Electric Traction Co, after the sale of its bus interests, acquired a number of companies including Murphy Brothers[4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Automobile Engineer: 1943/11/04
- ↑ Leicester Daily Mercury - Wednesday 15 March 1950
- ↑ Leicester Daily Mercury - Thursday 27 April 1950
- ↑ The Times Oct. 22, 1968