John Marston (businessman)
John Marston (1836–1918) was a successful Victorian bicycle, motorcycle and car manufacturer and founder of the Sunbeam company of Wolverhampton. His company was also one of the country's largest manufacturers of japanware and he was responsible for building 'Seagull' outboard engines for marine use and also for starting the Villiers engineering company. He was Mayor of Wolverhampton for two consecutive years and died in 1918 aged 82.
John Marston (businessman)
Blue Plaque awarded by Wolverhampton Civic Society attached to the Sunbeamland works
preserved by the Marston Wolverhampton Heritage Trust Fire engine on a Guy Motors chassis Black Country Living Museum
Sunbeam Cycles made by John Marston Limited of Wolverhampton was a British brand of bicycles and, from 1912 to 1956 motorcycles.
Sunbeam Cycles
Mist Green S7 showing shaft-driven rear wheel and balloon tyres captured on highway, central England in 2007
1924 Sunbeam Model 9 on display at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum, Birmingham, Alabama. The single-cylinder motorcycle had a displacement of 499cc, weighed 345 pounds, and had a top speed of 75 mph.
Blue Plaque awarded by Wolverhampton Civic Society attached to the Sunbeamland works
