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 162,258 pages of information and 244,500 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.

W. Barnes

From Graces Guide


1914 Ironmongers, Market Place, Ashbourn. Established over a century ago by a relation of the same name. Continued by W. Barnes, the present managing director, as W. Barnes, for fifty years. Incorporated as a Limited Company in 1911. Directors: W. Barnes (Managing Director), F. Davenport and H. Ryder. Premises: The whole of the front of the building was rebuilt in 1873 by W. Barnes. Staff: About twenty-two. Business: Wholesale and Retail Ironmongery, Machinery Agents, Manufacturers, Repairers. Patents: Automatic Oil Measuring Tank.

1939 BARNES, W. M.I.Mech.E. Business address: Ruston-Bucyrus, Ltd., Excavator Works, Lincoln. Private address: Roswill, Nettleham Road, Lincoln.

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