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[[Image:1891 London i0969.png|thumb|London 1891]] | [[Image:1891 London i0969.png|thumb|London 1891]] | ||
'''Lillishall Company''' | of of St. Georges, Oakengate | ||
'''Lillishall Company''' were general engineers . | |||
* The company was noted for its winding, pumping and blast engines. | * The company was noted for its winding, pumping and blast engines. | ||
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* 1802 Company founded. | * 1802 Company founded. | ||
* c1830 Beam engine for the [[Lilleshall Co]] of Priors Lee Pits and listed as made by '''St George's Ironworks'''. | * c1830 Beam engine for the [[Lilleshall Co]] of Priors Lee Pits and listed as made by '''St George's Ironworks'''. <ref>The Steam Engine in Industry by George Watkins in two volumes. Moorland Publishing. 1978. ISBN 0-903485-65-6</ref> | ||
* 1862 Built an exhibition railway locomotive and then built a number for their own use and for local collieries. <ref>British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816</ref> | |||
* | * 1880 Public company. The company was registered on 31 December. | ||
* | * 1888 The [[Snedshill Iron Co]] was absorbed. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> | ||
* 1891 Advert. Of Shifnal. | * 1891 Advert. Of Shifnal. <ref>[[Post Office London Trades Directory, 1891]] | ||
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* 1895? Supplied vertical twin-cylinder winding engine for [[Rockingham Colliery]]. | * 1895? Supplied vertical twin-cylinder winding engine for [[Rockingham Colliery]]. | ||
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* 1923 Two Horizontal Rotative Engines for The West Cheshire Water Board (Prenton Station). | * 1923 Two Horizontal Rotative Engines for The West Cheshire Water Board (Prenton Station). | ||
* 1961 Structural and mechanical engineers, manufacturers of rolled steel products, glazed bricks, sanitaryware, Spectra-Glaze and concrete products. 750 employees. | * 1961 Structural and mechanical engineers, manufacturers of rolled steel products, glazed bricks, sanitaryware, Spectra-Glaze and concrete products. 750 employees. <ref>[[1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE]]</ref> | ||
==Sources of Information== | ==Sources of Information== | ||
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Revision as of 15:01, 26 August 2008
of of St. Georges, Oakengate
Lillishall Company were general engineers .
- The company was noted for its winding, pumping and blast engines.
- 1784 Company established.
- 1802 Company founded.
- c1830 Beam engine for the Lilleshall Co of Priors Lee Pits and listed as made by St George's Ironworks. [1]
- 1862 Built an exhibition railway locomotive and then built a number for their own use and for local collieries. [2]
- 1880 Public company. The company was registered on 31 December.
- 1888 The Snedshill Iron Co was absorbed. [3]
- 1891 Advert. Of Shifnal. [4]
- 1895? Supplied vertical twin-cylinder winding engine for Rockingham Colliery.
- 1898 Horizontal Engine with gear drive for Metropolitan Water Board (Southfleet Station).
- 1900 Two engines for Borough of West Ham (Abbey Mills).
- 1923 Two Horizontal Rotative Engines for The West Cheshire Water Board (Prenton Station).
- 1961 Structural and mechanical engineers, manufacturers of rolled steel products, glazed bricks, sanitaryware, Spectra-Glaze and concrete products. 750 employees. [5]
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Steam Engine in Industry by George Watkins in two volumes. Moorland Publishing. 1978. ISBN 0-903485-65-6
- ↑ British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- ↑ Post Office London Trades Directory, 1891
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE