John Ogle, Son and Co
Of Hope Foundry, Preston
1852 Letter from Andrew Ogle concerning a fatal boiler explosion at Euxton, describing serious shortcomings observed and reported by their engineer[1].
1857 Launch of the iron vessel Bogota from their shipbuilding yard at March End. Built for Blythe and Troughton. Also launched on the same day, an iron-hulled yacht, the Anne, designed by Jonathan Grindrod of Liverpool for his own use[2].
1857 Sale notice: 'MESSRS. LOMAX & SONS respectfully announce that they are instructed by Mr. John Ogle, TO SELL BY AUCTION, without reserve, on Wednesday and Thursday, November 11th and 12th, 1857, at eleven o'clock, on the premises occupied by A. Ogle &. Co., Hope Foundry, Lancaster-road, and the New Quay Ship Yard, Mashend, Preston, a vast portion of the very Valuable MACHINERY, TOOLS, and STOCK used by the above firm in the business of iron founders, engineers and iron shipbuilders, which includes large planing machine (nearly new), will plane 6 feet by 6 feet by 16 feet; powerful boring mill, will bore 60-inch cylinders; large back-geared drilling machine; 20-inch back geared hand lathe, with iron bed; two wood cranes, with chains, blocks, &c, complete will lift ten tons; large and small grindstones and troughs; wood patterns; six 12-inch back-geared slide lathes, with from 16 feet to 30 feet beds; 15-inch back-geared slide lathe, with 35 feet bed; 20-inch powerful break lathe; 16-inch back-geared hand lathe and iron bed ; seven 12-inch back-geared hand lathes, wood gantrees, with iron stands; two 10-inch back-geared hand lathes; planing machine, to take 2 feet inches by feet 6 inches 6 feet; powerful slotting machine; shaping machine; upright drilling machines; three powerful foundry cranes; large quantity of moulding boxes; large quantity of cast and wrought scrap iron; large quantity of pig metal and wrought iron bars of various sizes; 20-inch Schieles' patent fan; 4-feet foundry fan and driving apparatus; large cupolas; three crane ladels; quantity of old and stands; large quantity of various castings; large vices and wood brass and brass castings; nine anvils; quantity of metal swage blocks benches; quantity of millwrights' tool boxes and tools; one-ton portable weighing machine; office desks and fixtures; and other valuable items, at the Ship-yard, New Quay, capital large four-wheeled boiler waggon; powerful pair of Plate-bending rollers, 12 feet wide on the face; powerful punching and shearing machine; two vertical countersink drilling machines; and a large quantity of boiler plates; bar, rod, and revet iron. Catalogues may had on the 9th instant, by applying to Mr. GEORGE MARSLAND, solicitor, Bolton; the Courier Office, Manchester; the Auctioneers', Bolton; the Mercury Office, Liverpool: and the Guardian Office, Preston; and the property may be viewed two days prior to the sale.'[3]
1858 Sale notice: 'OGLE AND ROBINSON'S BANKRUPTCY. ...GEORGE PARKER has received instructions from the assignees of Messrs. Ogle and Robinson, to SELL BY AUCTION, at the Hope Foundry, Lancaster Road, Prestonn, .... The whole of the WORKING STOCK of the above Foundry, viz, the WOOD and IRON. PATTERNS, comprising verticle munding [winding?] engine, 20 horse power; ....'. The list continues, leaving nothing out.[4]
In 1859 Atherton and Wood were advertising from Hope Foundry.[5]