Carlton
Worksop, Nottingham, England
A very old family operation for most of it’s existence, Carlton was the domain of the O’Donovan family until its purchase in 1961 by Raleigh Industries. Even then, Gerald O’Donovan became well known as the guiding innovator at Worksop and later, Ilkston, where more exotic Carlton and Raleigh bicycles were made. Ilkston finally was closed in the mid 1980s.
November 15, 1961 Cycling:
"1962 - YOUR NEW LIGHTWEIGHT
Harry Keating describes a visit to the Carlton works and introduces a series on new machines for 1962 by reviewing the Sun range now in production at Worksop.”
