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[[Image:Im18960509IM-Wilkes.jpg|thumb| May 1896.]] | |||
[[image:Im1914SS-Wilkes.jpg|thumb| 1914. ]] | [[image:Im1914SS-Wilkes.jpg|thumb| 1914. ]] | ||
[[image:Im19211203IM-JohnWilkesSons.jpg |thumb| Dec 1921. ]] | |||
[[image:Im19290515Loco-Wilkes.jpg|thumb| May 1929.]] | [[image:Im19290515Loco-Wilkes.jpg|thumb| May 1929.]] | ||
of Bordesley Mills, Liverpool Street, Birmingham. | of Bordesley Mills, Liverpool Street, Birmingham. | ||
1891 The company was registered on 14 December, to acquire the business of metal rollers, copper smelters, refiners of [[John Wilkes and Sons]] and [[John Wilkes, Mapplebeck and Co]] of Birmingham. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> | 1891 The company was registered on 14 December, to acquire the business of metal rollers, copper smelters, refiners of [[John Wilkes|John Wilkes and Sons]] and [[John Wilkes, Mapplebeck and Co]] of Birmingham. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> | ||
1911 Manufacturer of Tubes for the Railways.<ref>Bradshaw’s Railway Manual 1911</ref> | 1911 Manufacturer of Tubes for the Railways.<ref>Bradshaw’s Railway Manual 1911</ref> | ||
1925 [[James Booth and Co]] acquired a controlling interest<ref>The Times, Nov 12, 1928</ref> | |||
1925, March - They changed the address of their London office from Dashwood House, 69, Old- Broad-street, EC2, to 4, Central-buildings, Westminster SW1.<ref>The Engineer 1925/03/27</ref> | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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[[Category: Locomotive Equipment]] | [[Category: Locomotive Equipment]] | ||
[[Category: Engineers]] | [[Category: Engineers]] |
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of Bordesley Mills, Liverpool Street, Birmingham.
1891 The company was registered on 14 December, to acquire the business of metal rollers, copper smelters, refiners of John Wilkes and Sons and John Wilkes, Mapplebeck and Co of Birmingham. [1]
1911 Manufacturer of Tubes for the Railways.[2]
1925 James Booth and Co acquired a controlling interest[3]
1925, March - They changed the address of their London office from Dashwood House, 69, Old- Broad-street, EC2, to 4, Central-buildings, Westminster SW1.[4]
See Also