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	'''Mulliner Park Ward''' was a [[coachbuilder]] based in London UK. The company produced [[Rolls-Royce\|Rolls-Royce]] Motor cars including the [[Rolls-Royce Phantom]] and the [[Rolls-Royce Corniche]]. The company closed in 1991.		'''Mulliner Park Ward''' was a [[coachbuilder]] based in London UK. The company produced [[Rolls-Royce car\|Rolls-Royce]] Motor cars including the [[Rolls-Royce Phantom]] and the [[Rolls-Royce Corniche]]. The company closed in 1991.

	== History ==		== History ==
	Henry Jervis Mulliner established a coachbuilding business in Brook Street, Mayfair, London, an affluent area not far from Conduit Street, Rolls-Royce's first showroom.		Henry Jervis Mulliner established a coachbuilding business in Brook Street, Mayfair, London, an affluent area not far from Conduit Street, Rolls-Royce's first showroom.

	The company produced car bodies for several car manufacturers and earned a reputation for quality, even producing for [[Charles Stewart Rolls]] a modified two seater car with room for a hot air balloon to be stowed.		The company produced car bodies for several car manufacturers and earned a reputation for quality, even producing for [[Charles Stewart Rolls]] a modified two seater car with room for a hot air balloon to be stowed.
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	In 1919 the company [[Park Ward\|Park and Ward]] was formed in Willesden, London, and a year later started producing bodies for the [[Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost]]. [[Henry Royce]] was impressed with the quality of the work of Park Ward, which led to a number of orders, and by the early 1930s most of their work was from Rolls. Finally in 1939 the company was taken over by Rolls-Royce.		In 1919 the company [[Park Ward\|Park and Ward]] was formed in Willesden, London, and a year later started producing bodies for the [[Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost]]. [[Henry Royce]] was impressed with the quality of the work of Park Ward, which led to a number of orders, and by the early 1930s most of their work was from Rolls. Finally in 1939 the company was taken over by Rolls-Royce.

	After the war the two companies continued to produce fine quality bodies, however in 1959 after some financial difficulties [[H. J. Mulliner & Co.~~\|HJ Mulliner~~]] was also taken over by Rolls-Royce.		After the war the two companies continued to produce fine quality bodies, however in 1959 after some financial difficulties [[H. J. Mulliner & Co.]] was also taken over by Rolls-Royce. The new division of Rolls-Royce Mulliner Park Ward was created and at its peak employed 750 workers. The premises were located at Hythe Road, Willesden, London. Over its 100-year history the company created countless classic designs, and after its closure in 1991 the name Mulliner Park Ward remained as a division within Rolls-Royce until the sale and split-up of Rolls-Royce and [[Bentley Motors Limited\|Bentley]], at which point it became a division of Bentley Motors.
	The new division of Rolls-Royce Mulliner Park Ward was created and at its peak employed 750 workers. The premises were located at Hythe Road, Willesden, London. Over its 100-year history the company created countless classic designs, and after its closure in 1991 the name Mulliner Park Ward remained as a division within Rolls-Royce until the sale and split-up of Rolls-Royce and [[Bentley Motors Limited\|Bentley]], at which point it became a division of Bentley Motors.

	==See also==		==See also==
	*[[H. J. Mulliner & Co.~~\|Mulliner~~]]		*[[H. J. Mulliner & Co.]]
	*[[Park Ward]]		*[[Park Ward]]

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'''Mulliner Park Ward''' was a [[coachbuilder]] based in London UK. The company produced [[Rolls-Royce|Rolls-Royce]] Motor cars including the [[Rolls-Royce Phantom]] and the [[Rolls-Royce Corniche]]. The company closed in 1991.

== History ==
Henry Jervis Mulliner established a coachbuilding business in Brook Street, Mayfair, London, an affluent area not far from Conduit Street, Rolls-Royce's first showroom.

The company produced car bodies for several car manufacturers and earned a reputation for quality, even producing for [[Charles Stewart Rolls]] a modified two seater car with room for a hot air balloon to be stowed.

In 1919 the company [[Park Ward|Park and Ward]] was formed in Willesden, London, and a year later started producing bodies for the [[Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost]]. [[Henry Royce]] was impressed with the quality of the work of Park Ward, which led to a number of orders, and by the early 1930s most of their work was from Rolls. Finally in 1939 the company was taken over by Rolls-Royce.

After the war the two companies continued to produce fine quality bodies, however in 1959 after some financial difficulties [[H. J. Mulliner & Co.|HJ Mulliner]] was also taken over by Rolls-Royce.
The new division of Rolls-Royce Mulliner Park Ward was created and at its peak employed 750 workers. The premises were located at Hythe Road, Willesden, London. Over its 100-year history the company created countless classic designs, and after its closure in 1991 the name Mulliner Park Ward remained as a division within Rolls-Royce until the sale and split-up of Rolls-Royce and [[Bentley Motors Limited|Bentley]], at which point it became a division of Bentley Motors.

==See also==
*[[H. J. Mulliner & Co.|Mulliner]]
*[[Park Ward]]

==External links==
*[http://www.rrab.com/mpw.htm Mulliner Park Ward, from the archives of K.J. Roßfeldt]

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