Mann, Egerton & Company Ltd. was an automotive and aerospace company which was headquartered in

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, United Kingdom. During its history the company was variously active in automotive retailing, aircraft manufacturing, automotive coachbuilding, and electrical services. It was formally founded in 1905 by Gerald Mann, an electrical engineer and Hubert Egerton, although the two had been working in partnership for a number of preceding years (the logo “Tern” used in the 1960s was often accompanied by the statement “ESTD. 1898”). Besides car dealing the company continued electrical installation work.

History

The company supplied its first custom built car body in 1909 for a

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chassis. By 1913, it had branches across East Anglia and in London. Starting in 1915, the company was required to build aeroplanes for the national war effort. Most of the aircraft were built under licence, including 22 Short Admiralty Type 184s and 20 Short Bombers. Towards the end of the conflict the firm built 100

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French designed fighters. The company also produced ten examples of its own Type B the further development of the Short Type 184.Mason 1994, p.72. In the

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they built vehicle bodies for the Government, especially the ambulance Austin K2/Y. The headquarters were in ''Prince of Wales Road''

where they had one dealership of

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. The garage in Surrey Street, Norwich had one dealership of Ford and commercial vehicles and the woodworking business were run from premises on Cromer Road, Norwich. Over the years garages in several other towns were opened or acquired, including

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where they sold cars of

and

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, Finchley, Lowestoft, Uttoxeter, Leicester, Nottingham (formerly Atkeys), Derby and Worcester. The electrical department was sold to the

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in 1964. Mann Egerton was acquired by

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in September 1973, although its woodworking business continued until it was bought out by the management in 1986. The woodworking business made school furniture. The vehicles made by the coachbuilding business included refrigerated vehicles for companies such as

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and

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. The business was sold to ''Bonallack Coachbuilders''.

Aircraft Manufacture

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(22 Aircraft) * Short Bomber (20 Aircraft) *

(100 Aircraft) *

Mann Egerton Type B The Mann Egerton Type B was a 1910s British maritime patrol aircraft developed from the Short Type 184 by Mann Egerton and Company of Norwich. Design and development Mann Egerton were given a contract in 1915 to build the Short Type 184, a t ...

(1916) * Mann Egerton Type H (1917)

References

* * {{Defunct aerospace companies of the United Kingdom Defunct aircraft manufacturers of the United Kingdom Companies based in Norwich British companies established in 1905 Manufacturing companies established in 1905 Retail companies established in 1905 Auto dealerships of the United Kingdom Coachbuilders of the United Kingdom 1905 establishments in England

History

Aircraft Manufacture

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