Petter family

Jack Sweet is a local historian in Yeovil and recalls that members of his family worked at Petters and Westland
Liz Capper is the granddaughter of Percy Petter who, with his twin brother Ernest, founded Westland in 1915. She says her grandfather's religious beliefs and high principles strongly influenced the setting-up of the company
Liz Capper is the granddaughter of Percy Petter who, with his twin brother Ernest, founded Westland in 1915. She says the brothers were very much alike in their looks but very different in their outlook
Stephen Petter, grandson of Guy Petter, remembers the Petter brothers; Percy, Ernest and Guy
The Petters invented the horseless carriage and the Nautilus fire grate. They also generated the electricity that lit the streets of Yeovil. Joseph Lewis, Heritage Co-ordinator at the South Somerset Community Access Heritage Centre in Yeovil recalls those early inventions
When orders for aircraft were flat, Westland would make other products to help balance the books. Joseph Lewis, Heritage Co-ordinator at the South Somerset Community Access Heritage Centre in Yeovil recalls that Pianola's and an early type of adding machines were some of the many inventions made by Westland