Aircraft manufacturer from Yeadon that produced two prototypes in 1932 but failed to find orders and concentrated on component manufacture until 1951
The late Peter Lowe rebuilt a number of engines at his Abbey Light Railway near to Kirkstall.
Manufactured a few commercial vehicle bodies
Metal working firm still going strong in Hunslet
Clayton, Son & Co Ltd had works on Pepper Road, the Moor End Works off Balm Road and the Dartmouth Works just off Dewsbury Road in the Hunslet area of Leeds. Key products were mill boilers, gas holders, water tanks and pipes, they also produced boilers for Yorkshire Patent Steam Wagon Co, a member of the same group of companies.
Made 'electric vehicles, trucks and locomotives' at their Prospect Works in Otley between 1914 and 1933
Glover's Motors, of Woodhouse Lane, Leeds Sold an "American car" designed and assembled in the UK in 1920's. Few were sold
For a short period this was a name carried by the company that eventually became simply known as Kitson.
Early manufacturer of bus bodies on Barclay Street, Sheepscar, Leeds.
Trams were built at Kirkstall Road works
Made an 8hp cyclecar in 1913 called "The Leo" which was sold by Derry & Toms of Kensington.
The Leeds Forge supplied railway wagons and other items for many years.
Produced 5 horse trams
In 1953 Henry Brown designed and had built a micro car in Rodley, a forerunner to Hunslet's Scootacar
Royal Ordnance Factory was opened during the First World War making ammunition later to produce many of the familiar tanks such as Centurions, Challengers and Chieftains.
The first engine makers in the Hunslet area of Leeds, they built a small number of locomotives, including the Liverpool and Manchester's Lion before changes in partnership that eventually lead to the company becoming Kitson & Co
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Builder
Products
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AAL
Arrow Aircraft (Leeds) Ltd
Aviation/Military
Works History
ALR
P.N. Lowe
Rail
Works History
APL
Appleyard
Road
Aviation/Military
Works History
BPL
Braime Pressings Ltd
Works History
CLAY
Clayton, Sons and Co
Other Items
Works History
Elect
Electromobile (Leeds)
Rail
Road
Works History
Glov
Glover's Motors
Road
Works History
KL
Kitson Laird or Laird Kitson
Rail
Works History
LC
Lockwood and Clarkson
Road
Works History
LCT
Leeds City Transport
Road
Works History
Leo
The Bishop and Fuller Manufacturing Co Ltd
Road
Works History
LFO
Leeds Forge
Rail
Other Items
Works History
LTC
Leeds Tramway Co
Road
Works History
Rodl
Rodley
Road
Works History
ROF(L)
Royal Ordnance Factory Barnbow
Road
Aviation/Military
Works History
TKL
Todd, Kitson and Laird
Rail
Works History