Adrodd fel Amhriodol
Testun Gwreiddiol (Anodiad: EAW001235 / 1368473)
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LOCATION OF 'WILLIAM POWELL & SON (GUNMAKERS) LTD' EST.1802. THEY WERE THE OLDEST FAMILY OWNED GUN MAKERS IN THE UK. MOVED TO THIS SITE AND ERECTED THIS FIVE STOREY BUILDING IN CARRS LANE IN 1860. BUILDING STILL STANDS, THE LAST REMAINING VICTORIAN BUILDING IN CARRS LANE, BUT THE COMPANY WAS SOLD TO J.M. OSBORNE & Co IN 2008, WHO MOVED THE COMPANY TO LARGER PREMISES IN BANBURY. AFTER MANY GENERATION THERE ARE NO POWELL FAMILY MEMBERS INVOLVED WITH THE FIRM BUT THE NAME SOLDIERS ON. '