Museums · South East England
Norman Cycles
In or near Sevington.
Norman Cycles was a British bicycle, autocycle, moped, and motorcycle manufacturer in Ashford, Kent, England. The company and its products are remembered today by the Norman Cycles Club at Willesboro
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Ashford International · 1.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Norman Cycles was a British bicycle, autocycle, moped, and motorcycle manufacturer in Ashford, Kent, England. The company and its products are remembered today by the Norman Cycles Club at Willesborough Windmill, in Willesborough, Ashford. The Norman museum is in the Windmill's barn and displays some of the company's mopeds and bicycles.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Kent Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Norman Cycles was a British bicycle, autocycle, moped, and motorcycle manufacturer in Ashford, Kent, England. The company and its products are remembered today by the Norman Cycles Club at Willesborough Windmill, in Willesborough, Ashford. The Norman museum is in the Windmill's barn and displays some of the company's mopeds and bicycles.
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Background
History
The company was founded shortly after World War I as the Kent Plating & Enamelling Co by brothers Charles and Fred Norman, making frames in a garden shed off Jemmett Road, Ashford. In the 1920s they moved to larger premises in Victoria Road, Ashford, and progressed to producing cycles. In 1935, they had a factory built in Beaver Road, Ashford, and the company was renamed Norman Cycles Limited. In 1938, it produced an autocycle (a heavier-duty bicycle with a small engine - later commonly known as a moped). In addition to cycles the company went on to produce mopeds and light motorbikes (with motors supplied by manufacturers including Villiers and British Anzani; Sachs engines were used for…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.1358, 0.8678
- County
- Kent
- District
- Ashford
- Parish
- Ashford, unparished area
- Postcode
- TN23 7SH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ashford
- Nearest railway station
- Ashford International — 1 km
- Official site
- www.normanmotorcycles.org
Sources
- wikipedia: Norman Cycles (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Norman Cycles?
- Norman Cycles is in Kent, South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TN23 7SH), in the parish of Ashford, unparished area.
- What is Norman Cycles?
- Norman Cycles was a British bicycle, autocycle, moped, and motorcycle manufacturer in Ashford, Kent, England. The company and its products are remembered today by the Norman Cycles Club at Willesboro
- How do I get to Norman Cycles?
- The nearest railway station is Ashford International, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode TN23 7SH.
- Is Norman Cycles a protected site?
- Yes — Norman Cycles is part of the Kent Downs National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Norman Cycles?
- The nearest railway station is Ashford International, about 1.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TN23 7SH.