Thornycroft, John I, & Co Ltd, road vehicles
Other Business Names:
- Steam Carriage & Wagon Co
- Thornycroft Steam Wagon Co Ltd
- Associated Commercial Vehicles Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Basingstoke, Hampshire, Hampshire, South East, England
- Chiswick, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Transport equipment production
Motor vehicle production
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Transport equipment production
Steam road vehicle production & repair
Notes:
Established at Chiswick in 1864 as Steam Carriage & Wagon Co by John I Thornycroft. Built a few steam road vehicles initially but focused on light craft and, from 1877, fast warships for Royal Navy. Incorporated as John I Thornycroft & Co in 1872. Shipbuilding moved to Woolston, Southampton, in 1904. In 1890s started again to make steam road vehicles and established Thornycroft Steam Wagon Co Ltd. Moved from Chiswick to Basingstoke in 1898. Built motor vehicles there, especially lorries, buses and military vehicles, from very early 1900s until 1961 when acquired by Associated Commercial Vehicles Ltd, although gave up bus production in the mid-1930s [2024]
Publications:
- 100 Years of Specialized Shipbuilding and Engineering. John I Thornycroft centenary, 1964 by Barnaby, Kenneth C
- Half a Century of Thornycroft Progress and Five Years of War Work by Unknown
- Illustrated History of Thornycroft Trucks and Buses by Baldwin, Nick
- Pictorial Review of the Activities of John I Thornycroft & Co Ltd, Engineers and Shipbuilders by Unknown
- Thornycroft by Townsin, Alan
- Thornycroft. Made in Basingstoke by Forbes, Mike (ed)
- Thornycroft Organisation by Unknown
- Thornycroft Road Transport Golden Jubilee. 50 years of commercial and military development by private enterprise by Twelvetrees, Richard
- Thornycroft. Shipbuilding and motor works in Chiswick by Arthure, Humphrey
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Steam Carriage & Wagon Co
- Thornycroft Steam Wagon Co Ltd
- Associated Commercial Vehicles Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Basingstoke, Hampshire, Hampshire, South East, England
- Chiswick, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Transport equipment production Motor vehicle production
- Transport equipment production Steam road vehicle production & repair
Notes:
Established at Chiswick in 1864 as Steam Carriage & Wagon Co by John I Thornycroft. Built a few steam road vehicles initially but focused on light craft and, from 1877, fast warships for Royal Navy. Incorporated as John I Thornycroft & Co in 1872. Shipbuilding moved to Woolston, Southampton, in 1904. In 1890s started again to make steam road vehicles and established Thornycroft Steam Wagon Co Ltd. Moved from Chiswick to Basingstoke in 1898. Built motor vehicles there, especially lorries, buses and military vehicles, from very early 1900s until 1961 when acquired by Associated Commercial Vehicles Ltd, although gave up bus production in the mid-1930s [2024]Publications:
- 100 Years of Specialized Shipbuilding and Engineering. John I Thornycroft centenary, 1964 by Barnaby, Kenneth C
- Half a Century of Thornycroft Progress and Five Years of War Work by Unknown
- Illustrated History of Thornycroft Trucks and Buses by Baldwin, Nick
- Pictorial Review of the Activities of John I Thornycroft & Co Ltd, Engineers and Shipbuilders by Unknown
- Thornycroft by Townsin, Alan
- Thornycroft. Made in Basingstoke by Forbes, Mike (ed)
- Thornycroft Organisation by Unknown
- Thornycroft Road Transport Golden Jubilee. 50 years of commercial and military development by private enterprise by Twelvetrees, Richard
- Thornycroft. Shipbuilding and motor works in Chiswick by Arthure, Humphrey