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John Croall and Sons
From Graces Guide
of 23 to 24 Greenside Place, Edinburgh, and Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, and Perth.
c1814 Company established.
1851 The business was William Croall junior at this address
1897 Public company.
1899 Incorporated as a limited company.
1908 Acquired H. J. Mulliner[1]
1914 Motor body builders; motor carriage and taxicab hirers; horse and carriage auctioneers; job masters; funeral undertakers. Employees 350. [2]
1959 Sold H. J. Mulliner to Rolls-Royce[3]
1961 Motor car hirers and garage proprietors.[4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Bentley Continental [1]
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ The Times, Jul 07, 1959
- ↑ * 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE