Vincent Black Shadow to the new specifications. The prototype Black Shadow had engine number F10AB/1B/558 in frame R2549, and was completed on 16 February 1948. The bike was road tested by Charles Markham in Motor Cycling May 1948, during which test the bike was reported to have reached . The Black Shadow was officially introduced at the 1948 Motorcycle Show at Earls Court in London. The Black Shadows were built with the same labour-intensive hand-fitting of bearings and major engine parts that Vincent had used prior to the war. Official records say that 1774 Vincent Black Shadows were made. Vincent also built 15
Black Prince, Bexley Heath stayed at the hotel as part of his campaign to become MP for Bexley in the 1950 general election. In the 1960s and 70s, the pub was a popular live music venue, and featured appearances from Little Walter, the Graham Bond Organisation, Cream and Genesis. It is alleged that Eric Clapton played his last ever gig with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers at the venue in 1966. The hotel has hosted the annual Kent International Piano and Keyboard Fair since 2001. Black Prince, Bexley The Black Prince is a hotel, former public house, and road junction in the London Borough of