Rippon Bros was acoach building business thought to have begun as early as the 16th century.
HistorianJohn Stowe (1524/25 – 1605) reported that in 1555 Walter Rippon made acoach for theEarl of Rutland, and that in 1564 he made astate coach forQueen Elizabeth. It is thought Rippon built the coach but not its decoration.[1]
It is believed the same business was more recently operated inHuddersfield, Yorkshire by William Rippon and Charles Marsom as Rippon & Marsom then from 1882 it was taken on by Rippon's two sons - William Edward Rippon (1858-1949) and Joseph Rippon. Eventually it was owned by Rippon Bros Limited and its chairman was Colonel Reginald Rippon who died in 1969. The business closed in 1970.
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