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Ariel Cycling Club ?????
« on: Sunday 26 August 07 22:25 BST (UK) »
Hello all

I was wondering if any one knew anything about this plaque .....It belonged to my great great Uncle..  I have contacted the Arial Cycle club,  BUT they are a motor cycle club,  and my cousin is sure this is for a Bike race ?? (pedal) .......Does any one reconise it .....

The award was won in 1894


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Re: Ariel Cycling Club ?????
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 26 August 07 22:55 BST (UK) »
Hi Craizi,

Do you know where your gtgt uncle lived when he got the plaque?  Perhaps the local history/family history society could help out.

I found a website about an "Ariel Works" in Selly Oak that had a cycling club but gives dates as from 1896!

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Re: Ariel Cycling Club ?????
« Reply #2 on: Monday 27 August 07 00:37 BST (UK) »

Hi Nanny Jan

Thanks for your interest

Well he was a  Mechanical Engineer and Master cycle maker
Resided at 175 Sandringham Road   Dalston      Hackney

Had his own shop/business,  Not sure if this helps any...
I have googled but found nothing that i can be sure of ????

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Re: Ariel Cycling Club ?????
« Reply #3 on: Monday 27 August 07 09:37 BST (UK) »
Hi Craizi,

Have you thought of contacting the EoLFHS (East of London Family History Society)?  Their area includes Hackney; might just be able to find some info for you.

Good luck,

Nanny Jan
Howard , Viney , Kingsman, Pain/e, Rainer/ Rayner, Barham, George, Wakeling (Catherine), Vicary (Frederick)   all LDN area/suburbs  Ottley/ MDX,
Henman/ KNT   Gandy/LDN before 1830  Burgess/LDN
Barham/SFK   Rainer/CAN (Toronto) Gillians/CAN  Sturgeon/CAN (Vancouver)
Bailey/LDN Page/KNT   Paling/WA (var)



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Re: Ariel Cycling Club ?????
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 28 August 07 00:25 BST (UK) »
Hi Craizi

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my cousin is sure this is for a Bike race ?? (pedal)

As it has Push bike engraved on it i would say so as well ;D ;D

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Re: Ariel Cycling Club ?????
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 28 August 07 00:43 BST (UK) »

Have a trawl through this website it seems to be all about Cycles

http://www.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/ead/328n10.htm

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Re: Ariel Cycling Club ?????
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 30 August 07 14:31 BST (UK) »
Ariel - wow, yes. I remember I once came close to buying a box of bits and a frame that claimed to have been an Ariel Square Four in a past life. Probably a good thing that I let the offer pass.

Anyway, lots of motorcycle companies started off with push bikes. The 1890s was a bit early for motorbikes. Ariel started life as a bicycle maker.

See

http://tinylink.com/?nakWvA6yLh

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Re: Ariel Cycling Club ?????
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 30 August 07 19:47 BST (UK) »
Thank you everyone for your advise,  and links,

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Re: Ariel Cycling Club ?????
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 16 December 10 16:40 GMT (UK) »
Hi Craizie

I was just Googling "Ariel Cycling Club" when I stumbled across your post. though it looks as though I'm about 3 years late in replying! My great grandfather was a member of the club (which was a bicycling club and not a motorcycling club).

I have in my possession a bound copy of 'The Ariel Gazette' (the club magazine) which covers the period May 1893 to March 1894, and it certainly contains some references to your great great uncle.

Attached are a couple of images which I hope will be of interest. The first is an advertisement:



it looks as though your great great uncle was the proprietor of a bicycle shop.

The second is a short piece about William E. Prust:



Chris
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