What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Charles Roberts (1831-1892) founded his company Charles Roberts & co Ltd. on this site in 1873 for the manufacture of his patented wooden railway wagons. Railway carriages continued to be manufactured on this site by "Bombardier" until 2005. Churchill Tanks were also built here during World War II. Recorded plaque organisation: Horbury Civic Society.
Charles Roberts (1831-1892) was a pioneering industrialist who established Charles Roberts & Co Ltd in 1873 for manufacturing his innovative wooden railway wagons; the site later became significant for producing Churchill Tanks during World War II and continued to manufacture railway carriages until 2005.
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