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[Rick]

Hi all,

I'm researching this old Austin dealership:

Charles Clark & Son Ltd
Chester Street, Shrewsbury

As far as I know it was a BMC/Austin garage, but perhaps sold other marques too. Does anyone know this garage, or remember it? Is the building still there? I found a reference online to a Hartwell Charles Clark, but whether they operate from the same building or not I don't know??????

thanks, Rick
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[Peter_L]

Rick. By about 1955 they were part of the Rubery Owen group of companies, are you looking for the original Clark ?

They took over an earlier company.

http://www.shropshirestar.com/2009/10/23/this-weeks-pictures-from-the-past-48/2/

The old garage may have been lost completely in 2004 by flood defence work.

Warwick Uni appear to have old records, maybe something there.

http://www.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/ead/338ro.htm

[Rick]

Hi Peter

Interesting photo that isn't it, I wonder if the garage in that pic is on Chester Street or perhaps elsewhere in the town..sometimes dealers had more than one place in a town, perhaps the case here I'm not sure..

R
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[Penman]

Hi
Did you look at the other pics in the array on that page?
One old lorry, some old cars in Ludlow and a Bedford ?TK?
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Bristols should always come in pairs.

Any 2 from:-
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[BigHealey]

Rick, you may find the following advert of interest:


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Garage: 1939 Morris 8 Series E, 1942 Morris Z Van

[BigHealey]

Whilst looking at information on the Austin Healey 100S, I spotted that one of the 55 built was ordered by Charles Clark, car AHS 3703.

See here for details:

http://healey.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=220&Itemid=171
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Garage: 1939 Morris 8 Series E, 1942 Morris Z Van

[Rick]

Interesting stuff, and thanks for scanning the old adverts too

RJ
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