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 162,253 pages of information and 244,496 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.

Park Iron Works, Sheffield

From Graces Guide

1814 Booth and Co occupied Park Works as well as other addresses in Sheffield[1]

1822 According to an 1837 legal case, one of the employees concerned had started work at Park Iron Works in 1822[2]

1839 Booth and Co were in occupation of the Park Iron Works.

1844 'We have great pleasure to announce that the assignees of Messrs. Booth and Co. have sold the Park Iron Works to the Brymbo Mining and Railway Company, as a working concern. There is no doubt but this wealthy and spirited company will carry on the foundry and engineering departments with great vigour.'[3]

By 1856 Park Iron Works was occupied by Davy Brothers

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Sources of Information

  1. 1814-15 Wardle and Bentham's Directory: Sheffield
  2. Sheffield Independent, 15th April 1837
  3. Sheffield Independent, 27 April 1844