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 167,676 pages of information and 247,074 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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Frederick Beveley Vallance

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Frederick Bevoley Vallance of Alicel Engine Works, Greenwich

1843 Born in London

1868 Produced the Hugon Gas Engine under licence. Edward Caspar was the UK licensee. An example is on display at Anson Engine Museum.

1868 'HUGON GAS ENGINE.- NOTICE.- The only Gas Engine started and stopped instantly, needing no electricity, lubricating its cylinder without additional expense, answering all the purposes of steam without its danger and its need of professional knowledge, is that protected by several Patent granted to Pierre Hugon, more than 11 years Managing Director of the Societe du Gaz General de Paris, made only by F.B. VALLANCE, ALICEL WORKS, GREENWICH.
References, testimonials and prospectuses from the maker or Licensee, EDWARD CASPER, 101 CANNON STREET, OPPOSITE RAILWAY STATION.'[1]

1871 Frederick B Vallance 28, mechanical engineer, lived in Lewisham with Alice Vallance 32 and Alice Vallance 4[2]

1874 of 8 Gracechurch st. E C

1878 Frederick Bewley Vallance died in West Ham[3]


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Sources of Information

  1. London Daily News, 6 July 1868
  2. 1871 census
  3. BMD