Lionel Martin and Robert Bamford formed the company, initially as Bamford and Martin Ltd. They used the garage at the site of the plaque as a workshop and here they developed their first model the ‘Coal Scuttle’, completing in 1915. Following its impressive performance at Aston Hill, a venue for hill climb competitions, they added Aston to the firm’s name.
2015: The firm is now called Aston Martin Lagonda Limited.
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Aston Martin
On 15th January 1913 Bamford & Martin Ltd, manufacturers of the first Ast...
Rower. Born as Jack Beresford-Wisniewski. He won the Diamond Challenge Sculls at Henley Royal Regatta in 1920, and went on to win gold or silver medals in every summer Olympic Games from 1920 to 19...
A player at the London Welsh Rugby Football Club who was killed in WW1.
Oldest royal yacht club in the UK (which raises the question of how many are there?) Also known as the Cumberland Fleet, it was founded by the Duke of Cumberland. Traditionally the Commodore is a...
See also 2012 Paralympics. The first event was held on 25 July in Cardiff but the opening ceremony in London was on the 27th. Closing ceremony 12 August.
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