Austin Main Agents / Dealers

[Douglas Alderson]

I believe I posted a photo of Prideaux Garage, The Square, Barnstaple on the old forum, it may show the logo on the frontage of the building - I'll try and find it.

This one?

1935
https://www.francisfrith.com/barnstaple/...1935_86654

1955
https://www.francisfrith.com/barnstaple/...955_b25071

[Jeff Taylor]

These are the images I posted on the old ASF forum of Prideauxs' garages in Lynton and Barnstaple.

Prideauxs' Lee Road garage in Lynton.


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The Lee Road premises in very recent times - however the building may now be demolished.


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Prideauxs' Garage in The Square, Barnstaple. There's obviously a very large standing logo above the Prideauxs' name on the buildings frontage but it's difficult to make out the precise design. I've included an enlargement of it.


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[Mike Costigan]

The logo on the roof looks to be an AA badge.

[Douglas Alderson]

There is a sharper phot of Prideaux in the link below, looks like a AA badge, it would be very big.

https://ehive.com/collections/4559/objec...barnstaple

[andrew34ruby]

George Box  were suppliers of funeral hearses to the undertaker trade and at one time supplied 40 businesses. One can assume they used Austin chassis as they were listed as Austin dealers from at least 1929 and still operating 10 years later at premises in Bradford Road Batley Yorkshire. Their corporate head office was indeed at Dewsbury but another firm E.A.Golby had the Austin franchise there.

cheers  Russell

Batley and Dewsbury are only about 4 miles apart, with the same Bradford Road running through both. There is still an undertaker called Box to this day, listed as Bradford Road, Dewsbury.

[Austin in the Shed]

RN saloon 1932

[Douglas Alderson]

RN saloon 1932

Austin thanks, I like the description for the address.  There is some information and a photo of J W Stocks here.

https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/John_William_Stocks

[Douglas Alderson]

George Box  were suppliers of funeral hearses to the undertaker trade and at one time supplied 40 businesses. One can assume they used Austin chassis as they were listed as Austin dealers from at least 1929 and still operating 10 years later at premises in Bradford Road Batley Yorkshire. Their corporate head office was indeed at Dewsbury but another firm E.A.Golby had the Austin franchise there.

cheers  Russell

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628    sept     1928
628a             1929
915               1932
915a             1933
915b             1934
915c             1935
1388             1936
1388a            1937
1670             1938/9     

others may have the numbers for years  30, 31       cheers  Russell

Hi Russell,

I have a complete copy of Publication No 915A Austin Dealers in the United Kingdom, with 32 pages covering Aberdeen (page 3) to York (page 31)

Plus another unfortunately minus front and back cover which I believe would have had 40 pages and covers Aberdeen (page 4) to Woodford Green (page 38) - presumably the rest were on the inside back cover. 

Does this give enough information to date the second one ? 

Cheers, Tony.

Hi Tony if your page 6-7 looks like the image below with a foot note on the bottom of page 6 then you have 1338A 1937, it is the only one I have seen with a footnote.  If you can let me know what it says that would be good. page 4 and 38 is as you describe, I can send you the missing pages it it helps, it is a scan of a photocopy. Thanks
   

[Tony Press]

George Box  were suppliers of funeral hearses to the undertaker trade and at one time supplied 40 businesses. One can assume they used Austin chassis as they were listed as Austin dealers from at least 1929 and still operating 10 years later at premises in Bradford Road Batley Yorkshire. Their corporate head office was indeed at Dewsbury but another firm E.A.Golby had the Austin franchise there.

cheers  Russell

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628    sept     1928
628a             1929
915               1932
915a             1933
915b             1934
915c             1935
1388             1936
1388a            1937
1670             1938/9     

others may have the numbers for years  30, 31       cheers  Russell

Hi Russell,

I have a complete copy of Publication No 915A Austin Dealers in the United Kingdom, with 32 pages covering Aberdeen (page 3) to York (page 31)

Plus another unfortunately minus front and back cover which I believe would have had 40 pages and covers Aberdeen (page 4) to Woodford Green (page 38) - presumably the rest were on the inside back cover. 

Does this give enough information to date the second one ? 

Cheers, Tony.

Hi Tony if your page 6-7 looks like the image below with a foot note on the bottom of page 6 then you have 1338A 1937, it is the only one I have seen with a footnote.  If you can let me know what it says that would be good. page 4 and 38 is as you describe, I can send you the missing pages it it helps, it is a scan of a photocopy. Thanks

Hi Douglas,

That is the one - on page 6 there is a small sticker:

'Please Note- OXTON CARRIAGE Co. Ltd. Woodchurch Rd. should appear under the heading BIRKENHEAD.'

I would like a copy of the front and back covers, thank you.   

Could you email to datatree@alphalink.com.au

Cheers, Tony.

[Martin Baker]

Do you know of C Allen & Son Ltd, 159 Whiteladies Road, Bristol? Name plate omy 1938 Pearl.
 Martin