Royal Enfield [SEP] inception
Royal Enfield
Royal Enfield was a brand name under which The Enfield Cycle Company Limited of Redditch, Worcestershire sold motorcycles, bicycles, lawnmowers and stationary engines which they had manufactured. Enfield Cycle Company also used the brand name Enfield without Royal.
The first Royal Enfield motorcycle was built in 1901. The Enfield Cycle Company is responsible for the design and original production of the Royal Enfield Bullet, the longest-lived motorcycle design in history.
Enfield's remaining motorcycle business became part of Norton Villiers in 1967 with the business
in the 1790s.
Exhibits and Collections Legion Room.
The Legion Room is dedicated to the Canadian Armed Forces. The collections in the room include uniforms, equipment, models, and written stories from Canada's efforts overseas during WWI and WWII. The room also features an exhibited dedicated to the inception and perfection of the famous Lee-Enfield rifle, which was invented in Wallaceburg in 1878.
The exhibit was created with the help of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 18 members and was completed in spring 2010.