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[[image:Im1909V108-p296a.jpg|thumb| 1909. Erection of | [[Image:Spencer01a.jpg|thumb| Jan 1885 ]] | ||
[[image:Im1885EnV60-p30.jpg|thumb| 1885. Vertical compound mill engine.]] | |||
[[image:Im1909V108-p296a.jpg|thumb| 1909. Erection of derrick over rolling railway bridge, Burma.]] | |||
[[image:Im1909V108-p296b.jpg|thumb| 1909. Erection of north and south leaves over rolling railway bridge, Burma.]] | [[image:Im1909V108-p296b.jpg|thumb| 1909. Erection of north and south leaves over rolling railway bridge, Burma.]] | ||
[[image:Im1909V108-p296c.jpg|thumb| 1909. South leaf showing counter balance over rolling railway bridge, Burma.]] | [[image:Im1909V108-p296c.jpg|thumb| 1909. South leaf showing counter balance over rolling railway bridge, Burma.]] | ||
[[image:Im1909V108-p296d.jpg|thumb| 1909. Bridge nearing completion.]] | [[image:Im1909V108-p296d.jpg|thumb| 1909. Bridge nearing completion.]] | ||
[[Image:Im191102Cass-Sencer.jpg|thumb| February 1911. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im1913Eing-Middlesbrough.jpg|thumb| 1913. Belt conveyor for shipping coals. ]] | [[Image:Im1913Eing-Middlesbrough.jpg|thumb| 1913. Belt conveyor for shipping coals. ]] | ||
[[Image:Im100315-Spencer1.jpg|thumb| Seen in Barbados. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im100316-Spencer2.jpg|thumb| Seen in Barbados. ]] | |||
[[Image:Im100316-Spencer3.jpg|thumb| Seen in Barbados. ]] | |||
[[Image:Spencer_blower.jpeg|thumb| Blower at Millwall Dock. ]] | |||
[[Image:JD 2017 Frome11.jpg|thumb|Cast iron brackets in Frome, Somerset]] | |||
of Melksham Foundry, Melksham, Wilts. | |||
of Beanacre Road, Melksham, Wilts. | of Beanacre Road, Melksham, Wilts. | ||
1894 The company was registered on 23 August, to acquire a business of engineers. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> | 1884 Successor to [[Spencer and Gillett]] under [[Charles James Spencer]]. | ||
1885 Spencer and Co installed an engine at John Taylor's mill in Melksham<ref>The Engineer</ref> | |||
1894 The company was registered on 23 August, to acquire a business of engineers. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> | |||
c.1900 New factory opened in Melksham | |||
1914 Engineers and contractors. specialities: grain handling machinery, silos etc., coal and ash plants, ore conveyors etc. Employees 750. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref> | 1914 Engineers and contractors. specialities: grain handling machinery, silos etc., coal and ash plants, ore conveyors etc. Employees 750. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref> | ||
1930 Manufacturer of elevating and conveying plant for grain, coal, ore, cement and other materials, and mechanical handling plant and labour-saving appliances. | |||
Successor [[Spencer (Melksham)]] Ltd | |||
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* A double-acting single cylinder vertical blower, by Spencer & Co is retained on a plinth at the east end of Millwall Outer Dock in the Isle of Dogs. This unit, possibly originally belt driven, is retained as a reminder of the grain silos which once lined this dock. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:23, 30 January 2025
of Melksham Foundry, Melksham, Wilts.
of Beanacre Road, Melksham, Wilts.
1884 Successor to Spencer and Gillett under Charles James Spencer.
1885 Spencer and Co installed an engine at John Taylor's mill in Melksham[1]
1894 The company was registered on 23 August, to acquire a business of engineers. [2]
c.1900 New factory opened in Melksham
1914 Engineers and contractors. specialities: grain handling machinery, silos etc., coal and ash plants, ore conveyors etc. Employees 750. [3]
1930 Manufacturer of elevating and conveying plant for grain, coal, ore, cement and other materials, and mechanical handling plant and labour-saving appliances.
Successor Spencer (Melksham) Ltd
Note:
- A double-acting single cylinder vertical blower, by Spencer & Co is retained on a plinth at the east end of Millwall Outer Dock in the Isle of Dogs. This unit, possibly originally belt driven, is retained as a reminder of the grain silos which once lined this dock.
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book