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[[Image:Im1945-Cravens.jpg|thumb| 1945. Nameplate. ]]


'''Cravens''' of Staniforth Road, Darnall, Sheffield
'''Cravens''' of Staniforth Road, Darnall, Sheffield
188 Formed by three brothers. See [[Joseph Craven]], [[John Craven]] and [[Alfred Craven]]


formerly [[Craven Brothers and Co]]
formerly [[Craven Brothers and Co]]
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1914 Manufacturers of railway carriages and wagons. Specialities: high class rolling stock of every description including Pullman cars, wheels and axles, iron work. Employees 800 to 1,000. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref>
1914 Manufacturers of railway carriages and wagons. Specialities: high class rolling stock of every description including Pullman cars, wheels and axles, iron work. Employees 800 to 1,000. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref>


1919 became [[Cravens Railway Carriage and Wagon Co]]
1919 Name changed to [[Cravens Railway Carriage and Wagon Co]]
 
1919 Name changed to '''Cravens Railway Carriage and Wagon Company, Ltd.'''
 
1926 '''Cravens Railway Carriage and Wagon Company, Ltd.''', of Darnall, Sheffield, completed a railway carriage of a special type, for use as a sleeping car for the King of Siam on the Royal State Railways of that country. <ref>The Engineer 1926/04/09</ref>


1946 Participated in a consortium of engineering companies, led by [[John Brown and Co]], which joined together in an enterprise which would use surplus factory space at Yeovil belonging to [[Westland]]<ref>The Times, Dec 28, 1946</ref>
1954 Name shortened again to [[Cravens Railway Carriage and Wagon Co|Cravens]] Ltd<ref>The Times Oct 04, 1954</ref>
 
1952 '''Cravens Railway Carriage and Wagon Works''' was owned by John Brown and Co; the company was receiving many enquiries for export but experiencing increasing competition<ref>The Times, 27 September 1952</ref>.
 
1961 Engineers and rolling stock manufacturers.  1,200 employees. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref>
 
1967 '''Cravens Machines''', a subsidiary of John Brown and Co, acquired the Granbull Division of [[Baker, Perkins]] responsible for that company''s plastics work<ref>History of Baker Perkins Granbull, Twyford [http://www.bphs.net/GroupFacilities/B/BPGranbull.htm]</ref>.


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== See Also ==
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1900.
1908.

Cravens of Staniforth Road, Darnall, Sheffield

188 Formed by three brothers. See Joseph Craven, John Craven and Alfred Craven

formerly Craven Brothers and Co

1891 Public company; Cravens Ltd

1901 Railway Carriage Builders[1]

1911 Manufacturer of Carriages and Wagons for the Railways.[2]

1914 Manufacturers of railway carriages and wagons. Specialities: high class rolling stock of every description including Pullman cars, wheels and axles, iron work. Employees 800 to 1,000. [3]

1919 Name changed to Cravens Railway Carriage and Wagon Co

1954 Name shortened again to Cravens Ltd[4]

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. ↑ White's Directory of Sheffield and Rotherham, 1901 p979
  2. ↑ Bradshaw’s Railway Manual 1911
  3. ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
  4. ↑ The Times Oct 04, 1954
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