1909 - The Williams Wheelwright Works founded by John Henry Williams starts out repairing horse-drawn vehicles for London and North Western Railways from premises in Cornbrook, Manchester.
1926 - Mr Williams and his sons decided to transfer to motor maintenance.
1940 - Starts to function as an army auxiliary workshop in conjunction with REME (Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) who were stationed on the site.
1947 - The MOD offers the firm a central workshop in Fazakerley, Liverpool and all government work is subsequently transferred from Manchester to Liverpool in 1948.
1954 - Williams Motor Company (Walton) is established.
1960 - The company opened their car showroom in Deansgate, Manchester for the purpose of retailing new and used cars under the Rootes franchise.
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