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The present name, Hackney Brothers Body Company, was adopted in 1914, and formally incorporated in 1920. It was in these early years that the company pioneered the manufacture of school bus bodies and refrigerated bodies. The company was purchased in May 1996 by a holding company, Transportation Technologies, Inc. (TTI).
hackney.gov.uk. Hackney London Borough Council, also known as Hackney Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Hackney, in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council has been under Labour majority control since 2002. Since 2002 the council has been led by a directly elected mayor.
Hackney, London. Hackney is a district in East London, England, forming around two-thirds of the area of the modern London Borough of Hackney, to which it gives its name. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Charing Cross and includes part of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Historically it was within the county of Middlesex.
The London Borough of Hackney (/ ˈhækni / ⓘ HAK-nee) is a London borough in Inner London, England. The historical and administrative heart of Hackney is Mare Street, which lies 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Charing Cross. The borough is named after Hackney, its principal district. Southern and eastern parts of the borough are popularly ...
The original town hall in Hackney was a private house, erected in Mare Street in 1802, which had been converted into a simple vestry office for the Parish of St John in the mid 19th century. [2][3][4] When the first civic facility became too small, it was replaced by a building further south on Mare Street, designed by Harnmack and Lambert in ...
The Fellowship of Hackney Carriage Drivers was recognised by the City of London Corporation in 1990 and was granted livery in February 2004, becoming the Worshipful Company. The process started with an instruction from Oliver Cromwell to the City's Court of Aldermen in 1654 on regulating drivers. Legislation created the Fellowship of Master ...
LEVC TX. The LEVC TX[1] (previously known as the TX5) is a purpose-built hackney carriage manufactured by the British commercial vehicle maker London EV Company (LEVC), a subsidiary of the Chinese carmaker Geely. [2] It is the latest in a succession of purpose-built hackney carriages produced by LEVC and various predecessor entities.
A hackney or hackney carriage (also called a cab, black cab, hack or London taxi) is a carriage or car for hire. [1] A hackney of a more expensive or high class was called a remise. [2] A symbol of London and Britain, the black taxi is a common sight on the streets of London. [3] The hackney carriages carry a roof sign TAXI that can be ...