Re: [CR] 'Churchill' frame---PHOTOS and a MYSTERY?

(Example: Framebuilders:Cecil Behringer)

Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:15:13 -0700
From: "Alan Lloyd" <adl2k@yahoo.com>
To: Peter Jourdain <pjourdain@yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <mailman.12166.1250178592.344.classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR] 'Churchill' frame---PHOTOS and a MYSTERY?


>From http://www.classiclightweights.co.uk/gillott5.html ...

"Arthur Gillott died aged 73 in 1955. He had been an active cyclist for many years and served in the Army Cycle maintenance unit during World War I (1914-18). On demob in 1920 he set up shop in Camberwell, South london. He employed Harry in 1929, shortly after this they expanded into another shop at 34 Railton road, Brixton. Arthur ran a local cycling club called the 'Hampton' (from Sothampton Way). Indeed bought in frames were sold as 'Hamptons' in the 1930's. He was also a leading member of the National Association of Cycle Traders,

and in 1941 he founded the 'IICTR' or Incorporated Institute of Cycle Traders and Repairers, later the 'Incorporated' was dropped.

This organisation ran evening classes in frame building and cycle repair and trading. A lot of the students post-war were ex-servicemen and it ran until the 1960's. Arthur was awarded the Bidlake memorial Plaque for this endeavour. Gillotts were also members of the L.C.M.A. short for Lightweight Cycle Manufacturers Association. ( I wonder where the archives of these organisations are today?)"

- so something along the lines of "Fellow of the Institute of Cycle Traders"?

Interesting that you found the address in Croydon and the frame that started this had rear drop-outs with the 'spikes' Claude Butler liked?

Alan Lloyd
Schaumburg, Illinois, U.S.A.
(used to work near East Croydon station)