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Cowes Esplanade Car Dealership Celebrates 75th Anniversary
By Iona Stewart-Richardson
Esplanade car dealership in Cowes is celebrating its 75th anniversary - on the day that restrictions are eased.
Around 40 Islanders are employed by the firm and at least twenty-five per cent of the team have clocked up 15 years or more of service.
Originally founded in 1946 by Peter Dorley-Brown, with trading initially starting in George Street, Ryde. The shop then became the top car rental provider on the Island.
In the 1950s, Esplanade acquired land at Medina Avenue, Newport, and built a workshop and showroom.