Briton Motor Company

The company produced a number of models ranging from 7 to 16 horsepower and played an important role in the Wolverhampton motor industry.

[2] In 1912 the Briton Motor Company (1912) Limited was formed and moved to a new site on lower Walsall street, previously occupied by Shrubbery Iron Works, in 1913.

The company was able to raise £50,000 through the sale of shares, and in 1920 three new models were designed, including a Chapuis Dornier-engined sports car although none ever went into production.

[4] In December 1920 the Midland Bank took £50,000 worth of Briton's stock as repayment of debts owed to them, and the company produced only 65 cars in 1921.

Weight moved the machine shop and components that had been left behind to a new site at Chillington Fields, also taking on a number of Briton's old workforce.

There was also a threat of further damage and potential explosions due to the sites proximity to the British Oxygen Company (BOC) which stores pressurised gases in cylinders.

The Willenhall Road in Horseley Fields at the rear of the site, which is a major route out of Wolverhampton leading to J10 of the M6 motor, was closed due to damage to the bridge wall under the train track.