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 167,669 pages of information and 247,074 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.

Sun Foundry, Leeds

From Graces Guide

of Dewsbury Road, Leeds

1841 May. Sale of Machine Maker's tools [1]

1841 September. Premises offered to let [2]

Occupied by Charles Todd

1852 February. Premises offered for disposal due to ill-health of Mr. Todd. [3]

1853 June. Occupied by Carrett, Marshall and Co [4]

Abell's of Derby set up a Works in Leeds for Henry Davey. Davey's differential pumping engine was such a success that more capital was needed to expand and that was provided by Colonel Hathorn, Davey's lifelong friend.[5] See Hathorn, Davis and Campbell

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Sources of Information

  1. The Leeds Mercury, Saturday, May 22, 1841
  2. The Leeds Mercury, Saturday, September 11, 1841
  3. The Bradford Observer, Thursday, February 19, 1852
  4. The Leeds Mercury, Saturday, June 25, 1853
  5. The Engineer 1928/04/20