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Henry Spencer. Raymond. James Lansdowne Norton (1869 – 21 April 1925) was an English motorcycle designer, inventor and manufacturer of the Norton motorcycles. One of the pioneers of the British motorcycle industry.
1898 to 1939. James Lansdowne Norton was born in Birmingham in 1869, the son of a cabinet maker. As a boy he showed an early aptitude for mechanical devices and upon finishing his education was apprenticed to a toolmaker in the jewellery trade. In 1898 he started the Norton Manufacturing Co. to make chains and other items for bicycles.
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James Lansdowne ‘Pa’ Norton, 1869-1925. The eponymous founder of the brand, James Norton was a Birmingham lad born and bred. Exhibiting remarkable mechanical ability from a young age, he transitioned into tool making, where his fascination with bicycles took root.
Apr 16, 2012 · On 21 April 1925, James Lansdowne Norton died at his home in Sampson Rd, Birmingham at the age of 56. He was buried at Lodge Hill Cemetery in Selly Oak, Birmingham, England. Norton was never a large company, and their reputation was built on engineering rather than mass production.
History 29.10.21. Our Story Begins in 1898 with a Legend Called Pa. JAMES LANSDOWN NORTON. James Lansdowne Norton, affectionately known as ‘Pa’, founded Norton in 1898 as a manufacturer of fittings and parts for the two-wheel trade. Little did he know what that simple business would go on to become. Over the next 100 years, Norton ...
Jun 24, 2020 · When Norton won the twin-cylinder class at the 1907 TT, it used a French Peugeot engine, but James Lansdowne Norton erased the FP logo (for Frères Peugeot) from the crankcases to disguise its origins.
Apr 19, 2017 · It has now been partly restored and they laid a wreath there in commemoration of his death 91 years ago on Saturday 15th April.
