More Info →Excelsior Carriage Factory, Shoeing and General Smith, Main Street

William Arthur Browning commenced business in Palmerston North circa 1889, purchasing the "English and American Coach Factory" in Cuba Street established by Robert Parr. In September 1894 the Cuba Street premises were destroyed by fire and Browning moved to Main Street West, where he operated until just after World War One. He died in March 1929.