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The Madelvic car factory, probably the first (1898) purpose built automotive factory in Britain.

The vehicle first built by Madelvic, an electric powered car driven by an extra, fifth, wheel under the vehicle, was not capable of any great speed and did not prove popular. This and the fact that the company had been over budget before opening meant that money problems were inevitable. The company went into Voluntary Liquidation in December 1899, and on 9 May 1900 the first of a series of new owners purchased the factory.