Park Ward, ENG - Postcode - WD3 3GG
Postcode WD3 3GG serves Park Ward in the Hertfordshire district of England. It is part of the WD3 outward code area. Use the map below for the exact location.
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Location Information
| City/Location/Ward | Park Ward |
|---|---|
| County/District/Region | Hertfordshire |
| States or Province or Territories | England |
| States or Province or Territories Abbrieviation | ENG |
| Postcode | WD3 3GG |
GPS Coordinate
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 51.656 |
| Longitude | -0.4271 |
Nearby Postcodes
| Location | Postcode |
|---|---|
| St Albans | AL1 1AG |
| St Albans | AL1 1AJ |
| St Albans | AL1 1AR |
| St Albans | AL1 1AS |
| St Albans | AL1 1AT |
| St Albans | AL1 1AU |
| St Albans | AL1 1AW |
| St Albans | AL1 1BH |
| St Albans | AL1 1BU |
| St Albans | AL1 1BX |
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Park Ward is located in Hertfordshire
About Park Ward
Description of Park Ward
Park Ward, based in Willesden, North London, was a British coachbuilder that opened for business in 1919. In the 1930s, with support from Rolls-Royce Limited, it developed new technologies that made it possible to construct all-steel bodies that met the company's exacting standards. After being purchased by Rolls-Royce in 1939, Mulliner Park Ward amalgamated with H. J. Mulliner & Co. in 1961 to become the current company.
History
William MacDonald Park and Charles Ward, who had previously collaborated at F.W. Berwick Limited, producers of Sizaire-Berwick automobiles, established Park Ward in 1919. In 1920, Rolls-Royce created its first body. Park Ward became closely linked to W O Bentley's new enterprise after building bodies for several automobiles in the early 1920s. Bentley's chassis were produced in close proximity at Cricklewood.
As early as 1922, Rolls-Royce approached them about taking part in a scheme to make standard bodies for their small Twenty model; the project was ultimately scrapped, though they did construct custom bodies for Rolls-Royce clients displaying a 40-50 model at the British Empire Exhibition the following year. The company began to specialize in Bentley and Rolls-Royce automobiles in the middle of the twentieth century. By 1930, Park Ward was devoting nearly all of his time to Rolls-Royce.
Rolls-Royce acquired a share in Park Ward following its 1931 acquisition of Bentley. Park Ward and Rolls-Royce began working on a technically intriguing all-steel saloon in 1933 and began offering it on the 414-liter Bentley chassis beginning in 1936. Rubber Silentbloc bushes were used as suspension mounts for these vehicles, dampening engine noise and vibration from rough roads. Produced in relatively modest numbers, the automobiles benefited from significant manufacturing efficiencies that translated into a price cut for consumers.
There were as many as 10 vehicles a week going through Park Ward's assembly lines by 1937, and by 1939, Rolls-Royce had completed its purchase of the company.