Ashmore, Benson, Pease and Co

January 1888.

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December 1889.

1894.

March 1903.

September 1909.

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of Parkfield Works, Stockton-on-Tees and London.

Formerly Ashmore and While

1885 April. Announcement. 'ASHMORE, BENSON, PEASE, AND COMPANY LIMITED. This company proposes to take over from the trustees of Ashmore and White the business of ironmasters, gas engineers, and contractors, carried on by that firm at Stockton-on-Tees. It was registered on the 18th instant, with capital of £40,000, in £10 shares. The company will discharge the liabilities the said business. The purchase consideration is £7,415 10s. 11d., payable by the allotment of 965 shares, credited with £7 10s. as paid up, and £178 0s. 11d. in cash. The subscribers are:-
W. Ashmore, Stockton-on-Tees, engineer 100 Shares.
R. S. Benson, Stockton-on-Tees, engineer 100 Shares.
E. L. Pease, Stockton-on-Tees, engineer 100 Shares.
W. Whitwell, Stockton-on-Tees, ironmaster 100 Shares.
R. B. Benson, Torquay, 66 Shares.
W. F. Pease, Darlington, coal owner 65 Shares.
J. Wright, Stockton-on-Tees, engineer, 1 Shares.
The number of directors is not to be less than three, nor more than five; qualification, 200 shares the first are the four subscribers denoted asterisk [first four listed above]; the company in general meeting will determine remuneration.'

1886 'The Largest Gasholder in the World.— Messrs. Ashmore Benson, Pease, and Co., Limited, of Stockton-on-Tees have been constructing for the last eighteen months at their new works at East Greenwich the largest gasholder in the world. It is designed by Messrs. George and Frank Livesey, engineers to the South Metropolitan Gas Company. The height of it when inflated will be 174 ft., and the diameter of it 250 ft., and it is calculated to contain 8 1/4 millions of cubic feet of gas. It is constructed in four tiers, which telescope into one another, so that when not in use they lie flush with the ground in the concrete tank which is excavated to receive them. The area covered by the holder is rather more than one acre in extent. To keep the holder in its proper position there twenty-eight wrought-iron standards at equal distances round it, rising to the height of 178 ft., up which the guide rollers work, these latter being fixed on the holder. The total weight is approximately 1700 tons, included in which is a considerable amount of steel.'

1887 'Messrs Ashmore, Benson, Pease, and Co., of Stockton, have secured the contract for a new wrought iron bridge to be erected over the Wear between Byers Green and Willington.'

1888 Issued catalogue of gas-holders, scrubbers, condensers, purifiers, and all requirements for erecting and fitting out gas works and gas supplies.

1901 The company was absorbed by the Power-Gas Corporation which had been set up to acquire Mond's patents and processes for the production of cheap power and heating gas. Ashmore, Benson, Pease and Co were acquired when Power-Gas Corporation was established for their experience as manufacturers of gas plant and engineers.

1914 Manufacturers of gas plant, blast furnace plant, coke ovens etc.

1960 Advert. Castings. Member of the Power-Gas Group.

1960 As a result of the merger of Davy-United and Power-Gas Corporation Ltd, became part of the Davy-Ashmore Ltd. .

1961 Parkfield Foundries established to take over the plant from Ashmore, Benson, Pease and Co Ltd., who had originally planned to shut it down.

1968 Fabrication of furnace shells for British Steel

1968 Whessoe took over the metal fabrication part of the business of Ashmore, Benson, Pease and Co with help from the Industrial Reorganization Corporation.

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