John Lloyd (of London)
Millwright, of Paradise Row, Gravel Lane, Southwark, London
c.1825 A John Lloyd of London made a 2 HP steam engine to drive printing presses at the premises of Mr Clement at the corner of the Strand and Surrey Street, London[1]
1829 Built the iron drawbridge known as the Telford Footbridge at St. Katharine Docks.
1836 Advert: 'To Millwrights, Engineers, and Others. — Notice of Sale of the late Mr. John Lloyd’s Stock of Millwrights’ Tools, Implements, Patterns of Machinery, &c., by direction of the Administrator, Mr. H. E. L. Lloyd, who will in future continue the business on an improved principle, on the Premises, in Paradise-row, Gravel-lane, Southwark. — By Mr. MILLER, on MONDAY, Nov. 7, at Twelve, without the least reserve, at the Prince and Princess, Gravel-lane, Southwark,
Two New Cranes, with Jibs and Braces, Steam-boilers, Cast-iron Cylinders and Piping, four pair of capital wrought-iron gates, pulleys, blocks, wheels, riggers, axletrees, bevel wheels, and patterns of machinery in great variety, tools, workbenches, wheelbarrows, iron-carriage, immense quantity of old iron, oak timber, firewood, and effects. The effects will be lotted, and placed for view in the yard, in Paradise-row, Gravel-lane, near the place of sale, two days prior and morning of sale, where Catalogues may be had; and of the Auctioneer and Appraiser, No. 21, Blackfriars-road, and No. 54, Parliament-street.'[2]
1847 Sale notice: 'To ENGINEERS, MILLWRIGHTS, MACHINISTS, SMITHS, and Others.—
By Mr. FULLER, on MONDAY, Feb. 22, and following Days, at Eleven each Day, on the Premises, Paradise-row, Gravel-lane, Southwark, without Reserve, the Premises being Let,
THE Machinery and Tools of an Engineer, the property of Mr. Lloyd, retiring from business : Four steam-engines, of 20, 6, 5, and 4-horse power; rotary engine, 12-horse power; a very capital 4-cylinder steam printing-machine (similar in construction to those used at the "Times" office), capable of printing from 4000 to 5000 per hour; powerful planing and boring machine (capable of planing 16 feet by 4 feet 3 inches), by Fox; nut-shaping machine, by Nasmyth; two capital screw-cutting-machines, boring-machine, with bar; and two sets rings (capable of boring 80-horse power cylinders;; 12 engine-turning lathes, from 8 to 30 feet long; 20 cwt. steel-tools, in bits, stocks, taps, and dies, &c.; 200 feet shafting, 200 rigger and pulley wheels, three steam-boilers, cranes and chains, force-pumps, a five-ton crane, the fittings of smiths' shops, six tons top, bottom, and smiths' tools; ten tons b-on, two tons chain-slings, 30 vices and benches, two new five-feet grindstones, five tons cast-iron, drawing tables, mahogany desks, scales and weights; also a large quantity of valuable patterns, and numerous other effects.
To be viewed on Friday and Saturday previous to the sale, when catalogues may be had on the premises, of Mr. FULLER, Billiter-street. City.' [3]