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[[Image:Im1895EnV79-p038.jpg|thumb| 1895. ]]
[[image:Im1902EnV93-p612.jpg|thumb| 1902.]]
[[image:Im1902EnV93-p612.jpg|thumb| 1902.]]
[[Image:Geo_Fletcher02.jpg|thumb|1905 Sugar cane crushing machinery for Demerara ]]
[[Image:Geo_Fletcher02.jpg|thumb|1905 Sugar cane crushing machinery for Demerara ]]
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‎‎[[Image:Im1906EnV101-p039a.jpg ‎|thumb|1906. ]]
‎‎[[Image:Im1906EnV101-p039a.jpg ‎|thumb|1906. ]]
‎‎[[Image:Im1906EnV101-p40aa.jpg ‎|thumb| 1906. five-Roller Sugar Cane Crushing Mill. ]]
‎‎[[Image:Im1906EnV101-p40aa.jpg ‎|thumb| 1906. five-Roller Sugar Cane Crushing Mill. ]]
[[image:im20160315RB-GeoFletch.jpg |thumb|Taken in Mt St George, Tobago. West Indies ]]
[[image:im20160315RB-GeoFletch1.jpg |thumb|Taken in Mt St George, Tobago. West Indies ]]
[[image:im20160315RB-GeoFletch2.jpg |thumb|Taken in Mt St George, Tobago. West Indies]]
[[image:im20160315RB-GeoFletch4.jpg |thumb|Taken in Mt St George, Tobago. West Indies]]


[[Image:Im100315-Fletch1.jpg|thumb| River Antoine Estate. Seen in Grenada in the Caribbean. ]]
[[Image:Im100315-Fletch1.jpg|thumb| River Antoine Estate. Seen in Grenada in the Caribbean. ]]
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[[Image:Im100316-Fletch10.jpg|thumb| Seen in Barbados. ]]
[[Image:Im100316-Fletch10.jpg|thumb| Seen in Barbados. ]]
[[Image:Im100316-Fletch50.jpg|thumb| Seen in Barbados. ]]
[[Image:Im100316-Fletch50.jpg|thumb| Seen in Barbados. ]]
[[image:im20160229RB-GeorgeFlet.jpg |thumb| 2016 Seen in St Nicholas Abbey (rum factory), Barbados.]]


[[Image: GFletcher02.jpg|thumb|c.1850 Grasshopper engine at [[The Silk Mill]]]]
[[Image:GFletcher02.jpg|thumb|c.1850 Grasshopper engine at [[The Silk Mill]]]]
[[Image: GFletcher01.jpg|thumb|c.1880 George Fletcher steam pump at [[The Silk Mill]]]]
[[Image:GFletcher01.jpg|thumb|c.1880 George Fletcher steam pump at [[The Silk Mill]]]]
[[image:im20160819RB-GFletcher.jpg |thumb| Betty's Hope, Antigua]]
[[image:im20160819RB-GFletcher2.jpg |thumb| Betty's Hope, Antigua]]
[[Image:Im1921Eng-Fletcher.jpg|thumb| 1921. ]]


of Derby and 21 Mincing Lane, London EC
[[image:Sugar1.JPG|thumb| Sugar Mill still in full operation in 2018 in Grenada.]]


Except where stated, information below is taken from the official company history, published in 1988 <ref>'The Bitter with the Sweet - The history of Fletcher and Stewart 1838 - 1988' by Alison Turton and Michael Moss, Fletcher and Stewart Ltd, 1988 </ref>
[[Image:ImGeoFletcher-20200318JM.jpg|thumb| Seen in St. Lucia 2020. ]]


1838 Company founded by George Fletcher (b.Alfreton 1810). He established a small factory at 38 Gloucester Street, Oakley Street, Lambeth. This backed onto the works of Maudslay.  
of Masson Works, Derby and 21 Mincing Lane, London EC, Maker of sugar processing machinery
 
of 42 Betts street, St. George’s east, London E, and Masson works, Litchurch, Derby (1874)
 
 
1838 Company founded by [[George Fletcher (1810-1874)|George Fletcher]]. He established a small factory at 38 Gloucester Street, Oakley Street, Lambeth. This backed onto the works of [[Maudslay, Sons and Field]].  


1847 Moved to Farnham Place, Borough, Southwark
1847 Moved to Farnham Place, Borough, Southwark
1861 Employing 100 persons.<ref>1861 Census</ref>


1863 London production moved to 42 Betts Street, Stepney
1863 London production moved to 42 Betts Street, Stepney


1863 Work started on building a much larger factory, Masson Works, in Derby
1863 Work started on building a much larger factory, Masson Works, in Derby
1861? Engine for Sutton Marsh Drainage, Halvergate Station, Norfolk. Boiler by [[John Walley|J. Walley]] <ref> The Steam Engine in Industry by George Watkins in two volumes. Moorland Publishing. 1978.  ISBN 0-903485-65-6</ref>
1871 Employing 34 persons.<ref>1871 Census</ref>


1879 London production moved from Betts Street to Poplar Iron Works
1879 London production moved from Betts Street to Poplar Iron Works
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1909 Private company.
1909 Private company.


1914 Engineers, Ironfounders, Millwrights, Boilermakers,Manufacturers of all kinds of Machinery for Sugar Factories and Refineries, Distilleries, Collieries and Mines, Breweries. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref>
1913 Large increase in work for [[Edwards|Fletcher-Edwards]] and the coal machinery division, including [[Capell Fan Co|Capell]] ventilation fans<ref>The Times, Jan 28, 1914</ref>
 
1914 Supplied plant for extension of sugar factory in Brazil, which included [[Edwards|Fletcher-Edwards]] air pump for the condensing plant<ref>The Times, Jan 28, 1914</ref>
 
1914 Engineers, Ironfounders, Millwrights, Boilermakers, Manufacturers of all kinds of Machinery for Sugar Factories and Refineries, Distilleries, Collieries and Mines, Breweries. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref>
 
1956 Acquired by [[Booker McConnell|Booker Brothers, McConnell and Co]]


1961 Engineers and iron founders, specialising in sugar machinery and colliery plant.  450 employees. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref>
1961 Engineers and iron founders, specialising in sugar machinery and colliery plant.  450 employees. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref>


1962 Became [[Fletcher and Stewart]], sugar machinery manufacturers of Derby, following the merger with [[Duncan Stewart and Co]] under the ownership of Booker Bros.
1962 Became [[Fletcher and Stewart]], sugar machinery manufacturers of Derby, following the merger with [[Duncan Stewart and Co]] under the ownership of '''Booker Bros'''.


== Examples of Products ==
== Examples of Products ==
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c.1850 Grasshopper engine at [[The Silk Mill]] (Derby’s Industrial Museum). Originally at George Fletcher’s workshop in London, then moved to his Masson Works in Litchurch Lane, Derby in 1863, where it worked until 1911.
c.1850 Grasshopper engine at [[The Silk Mill]] (Derby’s Industrial Museum). Originally at George Fletcher’s workshop in London, then moved to his Masson Works in Litchurch Lane, Derby in 1863, where it worked until 1911.


1905 Sugar cane processing machinery for Demerara.<ref>[[The Engineer]] of 12th January 1906</ref>
1905 Sugar cane processing machinery for Demerara.<ref>[[The Engineer 1906/01/12]]</ref>


1920 Filter machinery to remove Paraffin Wax from Petroleum. They are the designers of this equipment. <ref>[[The Engineer]] of 30th Jan 1920 p121</ref>
1920 Filter machinery to remove Paraffin Wax from Petroleum. They are the designers of this equipment. <ref>[[The Engineer 1920/01/30]] p121</ref>


== See Also ==
== See Also ==
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<references/>
* Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain by George Watkins. Vol 10
* Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain by George Watkins. Vol 10
* The Bitter with the Sweet - The history of Fletcher and Stewart 1838 - 1988 by Alison Turton and Michael Moss, Fletcher and Stewart Ltd, 1988


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1895.
1902.
1905 Sugar cane crushing machinery for Demerara
1905 Steam engine for sugar cane crushing machinery for Demerara
1906.
1906. five-Roller Sugar Cane Crushing Mill.
Taken in Mt St George, Tobago. West Indies
Taken in Mt St George, Tobago. West Indies
Taken in Mt St George, Tobago. West Indies
Taken in Mt St George, Tobago. West Indies
River Antoine Estate. Seen in Grenada in the Caribbean.
River Antoine Estate. Seen in Grenada in the Caribbean.
River Antoine Estate. Seen in Grenada in the Caribbean.
River Antoine Estate. Seen in Grenada in the Caribbean.
River Antoine Estate. Seen in Grenada in the Caribbean.
River Antoine Estate. Seen in Grenada in the Caribbean.
Seen in Barbados.
Seen in Barbados.
2016 Seen in St Nicholas Abbey (rum factory), Barbados.
c.1850 Grasshopper engine at The Silk Mill
c.1880 George Fletcher steam pump at The Silk Mill
Betty's Hope, Antigua
Betty's Hope, Antigua
1921.
Sugar Mill still in full operation in 2018 in Grenada.
Seen in St. Lucia 2020.

of Masson Works, Derby and 21 Mincing Lane, London EC, Maker of sugar processing machinery

of 42 Betts street, St. George’s east, London E, and Masson works, Litchurch, Derby (1874)


1838 Company founded by George Fletcher. He established a small factory at 38 Gloucester Street, Oakley Street, Lambeth. This backed onto the works of Maudslay, Sons and Field.

1847 Moved to Farnham Place, Borough, Southwark

1861 Employing 100 persons.[1]

1863 London production moved to 42 Betts Street, Stepney

1863 Work started on building a much larger factory, Masson Works, in Derby

1861? Engine for Sutton Marsh Drainage, Halvergate Station, Norfolk. Boiler by J. Walley [2]

1871 Employing 34 persons.[3]

1879 London production moved from Betts Street to Poplar Iron Works

1909 Private company.

1913 Large increase in work for Fletcher-Edwards and the coal machinery division, including Capell ventilation fans[4]

1914 Supplied plant for extension of sugar factory in Brazil, which included Fletcher-Edwards air pump for the condensing plant[5]

1914 Engineers, Ironfounders, Millwrights, Boilermakers, Manufacturers of all kinds of Machinery for Sugar Factories and Refineries, Distilleries, Collieries and Mines, Breweries. [6]

1956 Acquired by Booker Brothers, McConnell and Co

1961 Engineers and iron founders, specialising in sugar machinery and colliery plant. 450 employees. [7]

1962 Became Fletcher and Stewart, sugar machinery manufacturers of Derby, following the merger with Duncan Stewart and Co under the ownership of Booker Bros.

Examples of Products

c.1850 Grasshopper engine at The Silk Mill (Derby’s Industrial Museum). Originally at George Fletcher’s workshop in London, then moved to his Masson Works in Litchurch Lane, Derby in 1863, where it worked until 1911.

1905 Sugar cane processing machinery for Demerara.[8]

1920 Filter machinery to remove Paraffin Wax from Petroleum. They are the designers of this equipment. [9]

See Also

Sources of Information

  1. ↑ 1861 Census
  2. ↑ The Steam Engine in Industry by George Watkins in two volumes. Moorland Publishing. 1978. ISBN 0-903485-65-6
  3. ↑ 1871 Census
  4. ↑ The Times, Jan 28, 1914
  5. ↑ The Times, Jan 28, 1914
  6. ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
  7. ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
  8. ↑ The Engineer 1906/01/12
  9. ↑ The Engineer 1920/01/30 p121
  • Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain by George Watkins. Vol 10
  • The Bitter with the Sweet - The history of Fletcher and Stewart 1838 - 1988 by Alison Turton and Michael Moss, Fletcher and Stewart Ltd, 1988
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