Spring Gardens Engine Works
of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
1849 For sale. Spring Gardens Engine Works, the premises of Burnett Brothers. 'The Property consists of 4250 Square Yards of Ground, with suitable Buildings and Machinery for carrying on the Business of an Engineer and Millwright. The Works contain Twining, Fitting, and Erecting Shops, Smiths Shops, Brass Foundry, Store House, and Offices, with an excellent dwelling house. The Machinery consists of Large Lathes and Planing Machines, also small Ditto, with Drilling and Screwing Machines, which are driven by Twelve Horse Beam Engine, with a Boiler Sixteen Horse Power. The Machinery and Stock may betaken a Valuation, or if required, will be Sold separately. The Property has a Frontage of Three Hundred and Seventy-five Feet. The Buildings and Machinery are all New, having been built within the last Ten years, and are in excellent Repair.'[1]
1854 Spring Gardens Engine Works. James Burnett takes W. Thompson of Leeds in to partnership and the business will be known as Burnett and Thompson.[2]
1856 Partnership dissolved. '...the Partnership heretofore subsisting between the undersigned, James Burnett and William Thompson, carrying on business as Engineers and Boiler Makers, and Manufacturers of Marine and Stationary Engines, at Spring-gardens Engine Works, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, has this day been dissolved by mutual consent; and that all debts due to and owing by the said copartnership will be received and paid by the said William Thompson...'[3]
1857 Patent. '1182. To William Thompson, Engineer, of Spring Gardens Engine Works, Newcastle-on-Tyne, and Hamilton Woods, Engineer, of the same place, for the invention of "improvements in lowering weights by means of cranes, winches, or similar apparatus."'[4]
1858 'SPRING GARDENS ENGINE WORKS. ISAAC THOMPSON & CO., Engineers Millwrights, and Boiler Makers, haying succeeded to the business lately carried on under the Thompson & Woods, at Spring Gardens, Newcastle, respectfully inform their friends and the public that they are prepared to execute, in first style, orders for Engine and Millwright Work, of every description. Having added a FOUNDRY to their other Works, they are able to guarantee prompt and satisfactory execution of all orders entrusted to them. A HIGH-PRESSURE BEAM ENGINE, of 12-Horse Power, on hand, which will be Sold a bargain, with or without Boiler. Also, constantly on hand, STEAM CRANES, for the use of Ships, to which I. Thompson Co. would respectfully Invite especial attention.'[5]
1864 Partnership change. '... the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us the undersigned, at Spring-gardens Engine Works, Newcastle-upon-Tyne,' as Engineers and Iron Founders, carrying on business under the firm of J. Thompson and Company, is this day dissolved by mutual consent so far as regards Isaac Thompson, who retires therefrom.— Dated the 13th day of January, 1864. Isaac Thompson. Wm. Thompson. Charles Thompson.'[6]
Sometime as Thompson, Boyd and Co
1925 John Bulmer and Sons. To be taken over by Larmuth and Bulmer.[7]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Newcastle Journal - Saturday 06 October 1849
- ↑ Bankers' Circular - Saturday 24 June 1854
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:4 April 1856 Issue:21868 Page:1312
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:15 May 1857 Issue:22002 Page:1748
- ↑ Newcastle Daily Chronicle - Friday 14 May 1858
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:19 January 1864 Issue:22809 Page:280
- ↑ Liverpool Journal of Commerce - Monday 30 March 1925