James Bartle and Co of Western Iron Works, Notting Hill; Later of 236a Lancaster Road, Notting Hill, London W11.
See James Bartle
1846 Foundry established with smithy and heavy machinery equipment in an outlying district to the West of London.
1854 Company founded to make coachwork and iron castings
1870 Mention as James Bartle, of Lancaster-road, Notting Hill, London, Ironfounder.[1]
For many years their main business was the complete equipment of gasworks plant including, in a number of cases, the gasometers. Another feature of the foundry's work was cast-iron bridges, numbers of which were erected over the Metropolitan canals[2].
1899 Planing machine tool holder advertised in 'Engineering Times' April-May 1899.
1910/11 Cecil Stanley Windsor was appointed to the company. Realizing that the growing competition from the Midlands and the North, and the difficulty of securing the right class of labour and adequate supplies of cheap fuel and pig iron, were gradually rendering it extremely difficult commercially to carry on an iron-founder's business in London, Mr Windsor decided to make the bold jump into an up-to-date commercial-vehicle depot, whilst the foundry work was to be transferred to the Midlands. Much casting was then done for the motor trade, such work being principally flywheels, cylinders, brake parts and pistons. Mr Windsor subsequently purchased the company and became managing director.
1916 First Windsor car produced.
1923-29 Maker of Windsor 10/15 light car. Around 300 produced.
1927 Ceased trading. Jigs and tools bought by Watkins and Doncaster.
See Also
- For pictures of the works in 1913 see Commercial Motor 16 Oct 1913.
Sources of Information
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:19 August 1870 Issue:23647 Page:3903
- ↑ Commercial Motor 16 Oct 1913