Murphy Brothers (Leicester)
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