Joseph Webb and Sons
of Irwell Forge and Rolling Mills, Bury.
Makers of Bar Iron, Forgings , Bent Cranks . Iron and Steel Merchants.[1]
See also Joseph Webb and Co
1846 Company founded.
1857 'Fatal Accident to an Ironfounder. — On Tuesday an inquest was held at Elton, before Mr. Dearden, coroner, on the body of John Thorp, labourer, aged 44. He was employed at the works of Mr. Joseph Webb, ironfounder, and on Tuesday in last week was removing a large piece of iron from under a steam-hammer, when the iron broke, and portion of it struck him with such violence that he died on Friday night. Verdict, "Accidental death." '[2]
1887 Manchester Exhibition: 'Messrs. Joseph Webb and Co., of the Irwell Forge and Rolling Mills, Bury, Lancashire, show some very fine samples of single, double, treble, and four-throw cranks in steel and iron, both bent and forged with round and square throws. They are intended for engines, pumps, and looms. They also show specimens of socket and rolled iron both in the rough, and turned, fluted, and highly finished. Several broken specimens of scrap iron exhibit very fine silky fractures of great uniformity.'[3]
1905 Private company.
1961 Forgemasters, constructional engineers and iron and steel stockholders. 350 employees. [4]
By 1970 was part of William Park and Co; supplier of structural steels[5]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1912 Advert
- ↑ Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser - Saturday 31 January 1857
- ↑ Engineering 1887/06/24
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times, Feb 06, 1970