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 167,675 pages of information and 247,074 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.

James Stirling and Co

From Graces Guide

James Stirling and Company of East Foundry and Victoria Foundry, Dundee

Established as the Dundee Foundry Co around 1800 for the production of iron castings. Later steam engines and ships machinery were manufactured

James Stirling (1800-1876) became an engineer and later manager at the Dundee Foundry

1834 First locomotive produced

1843 The company was taken over by Gourlay, Mudie and Co


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Sources of Information


  • British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816