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 162,259 pages of information and 244,500 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.

John Shield Pattinson

From Graces Guide

1857 Born at Scot's House, Bolden, son of Hugh Lee Pattinson (1829-1898) and Isabella (nee Shield), sister of Henry Shield.

1875-7 Apprentice at Felling Chemical Works

1877-9 Drawing office of Neilsons, Glasgow, locomotive engineers

1879-81 In charge of the engineering department at Felling

1881-2 In charge of the electrical department of Messrs Fawcett Preston of Liverpool and the manufacture by them of secondary storage batteries.

1882 Went to Nova Scotia, as engineer for the construction of the Halifax Sugar refinery

1885 Principal engineer of the Liverpool Nitrate Co

1885 Became an Associate Member of Inst Civil Engineers

1922 Died in Mexico[1]


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Sources of Information

  1. National probate calendar
  • Civil Engineer records