For episode five of Great Automotive Lives we have our first somewhat contentious subject - William Morris Viscount Nuffield.
By the end of the episode I hope you will agree about the breadth and depth of Morris's automotive legacy. What about his darker side, however? Let me know what you think.
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As promised here follow the links referred to during this episode:
Morris’s long term home, Nuffield Place, now under thestewardship of the National Trust:
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/oxfordshire-buckinghamshire-berkshire/nuffield-place
The last resting place of Morris:
https://www.nuffieldparish.com/nuffield-church
Part of the Cowley plant that remains as the current Minifactory under BMW ownership:
https://www.mini.co.uk/en_GB/home/mini-news/oxford-100.html
Other Morris tributes in and around Oxford:
https://www.britainbycar.co.uk/oxford/229-w-r-m-motors-ltd?highlight=WyJ3aWxsaWFtIiwibW9ycmlzIl0=
https://www.britainbycar.co.uk/cowley/224-morris?highlight=WyJ3aWxsaWFtIiwibW9ycmlzIl0=
https://morrisoxford.co.uk/william-morris-viscount-nuffield/
The new Morris / Austin exhibit at the wonderful BritishMotor Museum at Gaydon:
https://www.britishmotormuseum.co.uk/news/lord-austins-office-finds-a-new-home
https://greatbritishcarjourney.com
https://nationalmotormuseum.org.uk
https://www.lakelandmotormuseum.co.uk
https://www.cotswoldmotoringmuseum.co.uk
https://www.transport-museum.com/
Great Automotive Lives is written, presented, edited and produced by Andrew, The Classic Car Guy