Leonard Williams and Company, Ltd.
| General Info | |||
| Address1: | Great West Rd. | |
| Address2: | |||
| City | Brentford | ||
| State/Province: | Middlesex | ||
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| Country: | United Kingdom | ||
| Updated: | 2020-03-20 | ||
| Historical Entry: (Added by: Guscha on 2013-10-11) | |||
| Picture taken in 1937. Picture source: ebay. | |||
| Historical Entry: (Added by: Guscha on 2013-10-11) | |||
| Built in 1929. "Leonard Williams Ltd. No. 971, (Packard Cars Concessionaire) in 1929" quotation source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Mile_(Brentford)  | |||
| Historical Entry: (Added by: Guscha on 2013-10-11) | |||
| after direct V2 hit on 21st March 1945  | |||
| Historical Entry: (Added by: Guscha on 2013-10-11) | |||
| This site is where they assembled and serviced the Canadian Packard cars. In March 1945 a V2 rocket destroyed the factory and all the remains are the original steps to the showroom. The bomb left 32 dead and 102 seriously injured, which makes the sad loss of the building seem a bit insignificant by comparison. It is now site to a remarkably dull Curry’s retail centre – rather ironic, as it is just along the road from the impressive former Curry’s HQ (see previous post). source: http://www.doganddeco.co.uk/2008/08/packard-works-steps-brentford/  | |||
| Historical Entry: (Added by: Guscha on 2019-10-12) | |||
| source: AUTOMOBILZEITUNG Oct 10, 1930  | |||
| Historical Entry: (Added by: Guscha on 2020-03-06) | |||
| The accompanying text reads: "...Antique postcard around 1920 or earlier of Great West Road in Brentford showing the famous car factory Packard Works which in the 1940s was bombed to ruins..."  | |||
| Historical Entry: (Added by: Guscha on 2020-03-20) | |||
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