Ken Taylor's Passing 06/10/2025

[Jamiedyer]

It is with great sadness I learnt the passing of Ken Taylor this evening.
One of life's true gentleman. A privilege to know him, however briefly in his long and well lived life.
Condolences and thoughts to Honor and family.
Rest in Peace with your brothers now.

IMG_1865 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr

 

[juvela]

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thank you for sharing this sad news

the brothers certainly built beautiful bicycles

owned a yellow Tour of Britain from '73, wonderful machine!

IIRC Ken carried out assembly & shipping, the way the three brothers shared the workload

their mom was a huge fan of the blues and used to put up traveling blues musicians


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[otherself]

That's sad news indeed. Without sounding rude I thought all 3 of the Taylor brothers passed away some years ago. Ken must of had a good innings.

Who would of thought some of the best frames ever made were built in a scruffy factory unit on an industrial estate in Stockton-on-Tees.
The lugless curved tubed ones they produced were simply amazing looking machines - something of a Holy Grail in my opinion, wall art.

 

[paton]

 

[paton]

 

[Jamiedyer]

That's sad news indeed. Without sounding rude I thought all 3 of the Taylor brothers passed away some years ago. Ken must of had a good innings.

Otherself, he was 98 when he passed.
Yes those curved tubed frames are a work of art.

Jamie

 

[paton]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?i...rksid=p4429486.m3561.l170197&_ssn=24theavenue

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/14694729...X6CK09&hash=item2236bdd4d1:g:qwIAAeSwZLNpDifa

 

[Jamiedyer]

Hi Paton
Yes I have seen these for sale, it is a gentleman selling them on behalf of Honor and the family to help pay some of the bills from the funeral, the care home he was in after his recent fall etc, so for a very good cause.
I had been lucky enough to be gifted a few things by Ken and others over the last few years so not for me for the most part, but the calipers of Norman’s interest me for sure.

Jamie