Fownes Forge and Engineering Co
of St. Bedes Works, South Shields
See Henry Fownes
1899 Henry Fownes set up the St Bede's Works
1899 of 37 Lime Street, London
1901 Arthur Augustus Fownes was commercial manager, forge[1]
1904 Henry Fownes died; his brother Arthur took over direction of the business.
1922 Arthur A. Fownes was managing director; the business was at Cardiff Forge, Cardiff.
1928 EGM at Newcastle decided on voluntary liquidation for the company[2]. Fownes Forge and Engineering Co (1928) was incorporated.