Darwall Garage Ltd + Hewitts Garages Ltd of Walsall - Triumph Car Dealer 83A

This post is about The Darwall Garage Ltd and Hewitts of Walsall a Triumph car dealer.  

Hewitts Garages Ltd had several branches including Wolverhampton. Link to earlier blog post about Hewitts of Wolverhampton

The Darwall Garage Ltd taken over

It was reported in the Standard Triumph Review of March 1962:

As from January 29th the business of The Darwall Garage Ltd. of Darwall Street, WalsalI, was taken over by Hewitts Garages Ltd. of Stourbridge.

The Darwall Garage Ltd. which was founded by the late Mr. C. F. Woodall in 1915 has been a Distributor for StandardTriumph for 47 years.

The present Managing Director, Mr. C. E. Woodall, is now retiring after being in this family business for 44 years.

The business will be carried on in the name of Hewitts Garages Ltd. from the Darwall Street premises in Walsall as before. The family connection will be continued since Mr. G. R. RoIlitt, who has been with The Darwall Garage Ltd. for many years, is joining the Board of Hewitts Garages Ltd. and will remain at Walsall to manage the business.

A liquidator was appointed to the Darwall Garage Ltd company on 19 December 1962. 

Charles Edgar Woodhall

According to graceguides:

WOODALL, Charles Edgar, A.M.I.MECH.E Managing Director, The Darwall Garage Ltd., Walsall, Staffordshire. Born Old Hill, Staffs., 11th December, 190o. Educated at Bromsgrove School, Worcs. Studied engineering at Birmingham Central Technical College. The elder son of the late C. F. Woodall, an early entrant to the Motor Industry and founder and Director of the firm in 1918. Became Managing Director in 1947. Recreation: Golf. Married, 1947. Private Address: 25, Hardwick Road, Streetly, Sutton Coldfield. Telephone: Streetly 7624.  

Standard Fleet

It was reported in the Standard Car Review of February 1938 that a large fleet of Standard "Nines" recently supplied by The Darwall Garage Ltd of Darwall Street, Walsall, to a well.known Birmingham firm for the use of their representatives. This firm have used Standard cars for many years now.

Some adverts 

Darwall Garage Ltd, Walsall Swallow advert from Motor 13 October 1954

Hewitts of Walsall were traded throu the AustinRover era.

Hewitts Walsall1 Football Program advert

An old Hewetts of Walsall rear window sticker.

Hewetts of Walsall rear window sticker.

Triumph garages in Walsall

5 April 1938
Triumph Only
Kennings Ltd, Kenning House, Hatherton Road

April 1951
Triumph
Electrical Service Co Ltd, 148 Lichfield Street,

October 1955:
Distributor
The Darwall Garage Ltd, Darwall Street, phone 6567/8
Dealer
Kennings Ltd, Hatherton Road, phone 2283
J H Meek Ltd, 57 Lower Forster Street phone 2964

1959:
Distributor
The Darwall Garage Ltd, Darwall Street, phone 6567/8
Dealer
Goodfellows Garage (Swinnertone of Walsall) Ltd, 66/73 Paddocks Lane, phone 4468 and 2723
J H Meek Ltd, 57 Lower Forster Street phone 2964
Midland Road Garage, Midland Road, phone 4763  - Standard car only
Three Crowns Service Station. Sutton Road, phone Alridge 52233
Turner Motor Services, Caldmore Road, phone 3724

August 1961:
Distributor
The Darwall Garage Ltd, Darwall Street, phone 26567/8
Dealer
Goodfellows Garage (Swinnertone of Walsall) Ltd, 66/73 Paddocks Lane, phone 4468 and 2723
J H Meek Ltd, 58 Lower Forster Street phone 27321
Three Crowns Service Station. Sutton Road, phone Alridge 52233

February 1965:
Distributor
Hewitts Garages Ltd, Darwall Street, phone 26567/8
Dealer
Goodfellows Garage Ltd, 66/73 Paddocks Lane, phone 24468
Matthews Motor Services (Midland) Ltd, Stafford Street, phone 26842
J H Meek Ltd, 58 Lower Forster Street phone 27321
Three Crowns Serice Station. Sutton Road, phone Walsall 52233

September 1968:
Distributor
Hewitts Garages Ltd, Darwall Street, phone 26567/8
Dealer
Goodfellows Garage Ltd, 66/73 Paddocks Lane, phone 24468
J H Meek Ltd, 58 Lower Forster Street phone 27321
Oak Garage (Bloxwich) Ltd, Wolverhampton Road, Bloxwich, phone Bloxwich 76019

March 1970:
Distributor
Hewitts Garages Ltd, Darwall Street, phone 26567/8
Dealer
J H Meek Ltd, 58 Lower Forster Street phone 27321
Oak Garage (Bloxwich) Ltd, Wolverhampton Road, Bloxwich, phone Bloxwich 76019

March 1972:
Distributor
Hewitts Garages Ltd, Wolverhampton Street, phone 31482
Dealer
J H Meek Ltd, 58 Lower Forster Street phone 27321

March 1974, May 1975, March 1988:
Distributor
Hewitts Garages Ltd, Wolverhampton Street, WS2 8LY 0922 31482

May 1991:
Marlington of Walsall, Wolverhampton Street, WS2 8LY  0922 615311

Plea for information

If you have any more information or recollections about Hewitts such as photos of window stickers, dealer badges or sill plates etc please let me know. I can be contacted via the comments to this post or on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/stephen.weblin

Further information and sources

Link to the other articles in this series.

Hewitts of Wolverhampton blog post

Link to face book page: Triumph Car Dealers.

Link to my Triumph Car Dealers Flickr group which includes many photos of Standard Triumph garages etc from my collection and many other contributors .

I have a collection of Standard Triumph car dealer directories: http://vitessesteve.blogspot.co.uk/2016/03/triumph-car-dealer-directories.html

Picture credits: Hewitts Garages Ltd. Walsall rear window sticker photo posted to facebook by TSSC;