Private company
Aberdonia Cars
British car manufacturer based in Shepherd's Bush1
Strachan and Brown were an English coach building partnership and then a limited liability company from 1894 to 1974. The firm was originally founded in 1894 by Walter Ernest Brown as a sole trader. In 1896 S A Hughes joined and it became a partnership known as Brown and Hughes.2 It ceased to exist in 1915.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryautomotive industry1
- HeadquartersShepherd's Bush1
- Founded inLondon1
- Legal formprivate company limited by shares1
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Strachan and Brown were an English coach building partnership and then a limited liability company from 1894 to 1974. The firm was originally founded in 1894 by Walter Ernest Brown as a sole trader. In 1896 S A Hughes joined and it became a partnership known as Brown and Hughes. In 1908 James Marshall Strachan joined the partnership with it being renamed Brown, Hughes and Strachan. In the partnership was put into liquidation in 1915. A new partnership with Strachan and Brown was formed that same year and lasted until 1928.2
Products and brands
The company built aircraft at some point during and after the war.
From Wikipedia’s article on Strachan and Brown, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaStrachan and Brown
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ319525
Sources
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- 1WikidataAberdonia Cars on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaAberdonia Cars on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsAberdonia Cars photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain