Manufactured in Kentish Town, London between 1903 and 1904
First built in 1903, the machine had a 2¾ hp engine designed by W. E. Fernhead supported by a cradle frame. Engines were from Minerva and Sarolea. Primitive in design, it had belt drive and braced forks. The following year there was a ladies' tricycle This had two front wheels and the engine mounted just behind their axle to drive the rear wheel via a long chain.
THE CASTELL MOTOR BICYCLE.
THIS machine, which is made by Messrs. Castell and Sons, of 164, Malden Road, Kentish Town, N.W., presents several excellent features, both in design and in construction. The engine (a 2¾ hp.) is designed by Mr. W. E. Fernhead (who, it will be remembered, was one of the first to adopt bevel gear on cycles), and is suspended in a special cradle bolted on to two ear or lug pieces on the front of the bottom bracket, the front of the engine being supported by a T-lug brazed on to the down tube. The valves are large, with flat seating to the inlet. A Longuemare carburetter is provided, the air slide of which can be governed from the top of tank by means of a small hand wheel.
The Motor Cycle, September 9th 1903
Source: Graces Guide
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