Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,859 pages of information and 247,161 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Bridge End Ironworks

From Graces Guide

at Dukinfield Bridge, Ashton-under-Lyne

1869 Sale notice: 'To Machinists, Cotton Manufacturers and Spinners, Makers of Carding Engines, and others. By Mr. LEECH, .... at the machine works and premises lately occupied by Messrs. Lees and Beard, known as Bridge End Ironworks....The Valuable PLANING MACHINE on 14ft. 4in. by 3ft. 3in. bed, with 2 tool boxes ; Three centre self-acting Boring Machines, Two Shaping and One Slotting Machines, Two Ten-inch Roller Turning Lathes, with double beds, 10ft. 6in. each; Two-holed Rail Drilling Machines, .... a Large and Valuable Collection of new Patterns for Carding Engines and General Machine Work, .....'[1]

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Sources of Information

  1. Manchester Courier - Tuesday 1 June 1869