Victoria Boiler Works, Barnsley
1859 Advert: 'VICTORIA BOILER WORKS, BARNSLEY.
WILLIAM ARNOLD BEGS to Inform his Friends and the Public generally that he has REMOVED HIS BOILER WORKS FROM SUMMER LANE, TO MORE EXTENSIVE AND COMMODIOUS PREMISES. VIZ., THE VICTORIA BOILER WORKS, Situated between the Victoria Bridge and the Summer Lane Station, of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway, where he intends carrying on the above business in all its varied departments.
W. A. returns his sincere thanks to his friends for their very liberal support since his commencement in business, and hopes, from his long experience and the employment of superior workmen, to meet with their continued support.' [1]
1885 Illustrated description of boiler invented by William Arnold (Barnsley) of the Victoria Boiler and Iron Works, Barnsley. [2]
1926 Sale notice: '... MESSRS. ARNOLD and CO.’S VICTORIA BOILER WORKS. IMPORTANT SALE OF PLANT, MACHINERY, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT. The Catalogue includes Break Lathes, Flue Flanging Machines, Punching and Shearing Machines, Vertical, Horizontal, and Wall-type Drilling Machines, Radial Drilling Machines, ARNOLD'S PATENT DRILLING MACHINE FOR 60 DRILLS. ....'[3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Barnsley Chronicle - Saturday 19 November 1859
- ↑ Engineering 1885/11/27
- ↑ Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Saturday 28 August 1926