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Frederick William Rushbrooke (9 December 1861 - 1953) was the founder of Halfords, the United Kingdom 's largest chain of cycle shops.
Halfords was founded by Frederick Rushbrooke, in Birmingham in 1892, as a wholesale ironmongery. The company takes its name from Halford Street, named after the physician, Henry Halford, in Leicester, where Rushbrooke opened a store in 1902 and started selling cycling goods.
Frederick William Rushbrooke (1861- ), founder of the Halford Cycle Co. 1937 Bio Note [1] RUSHBROOKE, Frederick William; b. 1861, at Willenhall, Staffs.; s. of Joshua Rushbrooke; J.P. of the City of Birmingham, 1933. Educ.: Queen's College, Taunton; 1893, commenced business as Hardware Factor and Cycle Fittings Factor; 1907, formed business ...
Halfords is a retailer of car accessories and bicycles. 1892 Halfords traces its origins to a store founded in Birmingham by Frederick William Rushbrooke as a wholesale ironmongery.
Burrowed deep in the heart of Birmingham in 1892, Frederick Rushbrooke embarked upon a venture that would soon morph into a national institution – Halfords. A simple wholesale ironmongery at its birth, little did he know that he was transforming his modest beginning into what would become an iconic brand, and one that still thrives even after ...
Learn about the life and achievements of Frederick Rushbrooke, who established one of the UK's largest chains of cycle shops in 1902. Find out how he started his business, his passion for cycling, and his philanthropic donation of a country house.
A rare and early example of a Rushbrooke & Co bicycle, a company that later became Halfords, the UK's largest cycling retailer. The bike features a New Departure coaster brake, a thumb lever pull-up rim brake, and a Rutico patent handlebar.
