Those are forks from a mass-produced Norman Invader. The ribbing was a Norman patent. The fork crown is standard Invader style also found with the normal fork blades.Never seen any forks quite like those. The frame is most likely 1950's given the lugs and I wondered if Bill Hannington might have built it though the frame number is 5592 - a high number and possibly built 1955. Someone at Berkshire Cycles remembered the shop at Cemetery Junction having a workshop at the back so it could have been built in house. With your frame the number could be a casting number on the BB, might be worth a look on the rear dropouts and of course, the steerer tube.
Thanks very much for that - might suggest then, that Norman Cycles supplied frames for the Howell shop - here's a reminder of the Howell frame...Those are forks from a mass-produced Norman Invader. The ribbing was a Norman patent. The fork crown is standard Invader style also found with the normal fork blades.
Thanks very much for that - might suggest then, that Norman Cycles supplied frames for the Howell shop - here's a reminder of the Howell frame...