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[[Thomas Astbury]] and his son James of Birmingham. | [[Thomas Astbury]] and his son, James, of Smethwick, Birmingham. | ||
1856 London Works was vacated by [[Fox, Henderson and Co]]. | 1856 London Works was vacated by [[Fox, Henderson and Co]]. | ||
1858 London Works was partially occupied by [[Astbury and Son|Thomas Astbury and Sons]]<ref>Biography of Arthur Keen, by Barbara M. D. Smith, ODNB</ref>. | 1858 London Works was partially occupied by [[Astbury and Son|Thomas Astbury and Sons]]<ref>Biography of Arthur Keen, by Barbara M. D. Smith, ODNB</ref>. | ||
c.1860 The partnership of [[Watkins and Keen]] also moved to London Works<ref>Biography of Arthur Keen, by Barbara M. D. Smith, ODNB</ref>. | |||
1862 Thomas Astbury of London Works gave a New Year's Day dinner for his managers and employees (about 160-170); Mr Arthur Keen was the vice-chairman of the dinner; James Astbury also made a speech<ref>Birmingham Daily Post 6 January 1862</ref>. | 1862 Thomas Astbury of London Works gave a New Year's Day dinner for his managers and employees (about 160-170); Mr Arthur Keen was the vice-chairman of the dinner; James Astbury also made a speech<ref>Birmingham Daily Post 6 January 1862</ref>. | ||
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1866 Griffiths' patent oil gas retorts <ref>[[The Engineer]] of 18th May 1866 p356</ref> | 1866 Griffiths' patent oil gas retorts <ref>[[The Engineer]] of 18th May 1866 p356</ref> | ||
1873 Partnership of Thomas Astbury and James Astbury dissolved <ref>Birmingham Daily Post 17 November 1873</ref>. | 1873 Partnership of Thomas Astbury and James Astbury dissolved <ref>Birmingham Daily Post 17 November 1873</ref>. | ||
1874 The company name Thomas Astbury and Son was still in use when recruiting workers. Adverts mentioned "Smethwick Foundry". | |||
1887 Supplier of shells to the British government<ref>The Times, 8 August 1887</ref>. | 1887 Supplier of shells to the British government<ref>The Times, 8 August 1887</ref>. | ||
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[[Category: Town - Birmingham]] | [[Category: Town - Birmingham]] | ||
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Revision as of 17:09, 28 June 2017
Thomas Astbury and his son, James, of Smethwick, Birmingham.
1856 London Works was vacated by Fox, Henderson and Co.
1858 London Works was partially occupied by Thomas Astbury and Sons[1].
c.1860 The partnership of Watkins and Keen also moved to London Works[2].
1862 Thomas Astbury of London Works gave a New Year's Day dinner for his managers and employees (about 160-170); Mr Arthur Keen was the vice-chairman of the dinner; James Astbury also made a speech[3].
1864 the growing enterprise of Watkins and Keen displaced Astbury and Sons from London Works; the Patent Nut and Bolt Co advertised for contractor to level earthworks; Thomas Astbury and Co advertised for levelling of the yard[4].
1866 Griffiths' patent oil gas retorts [5]
1873 Partnership of Thomas Astbury and James Astbury dissolved [6].
1874 The company name Thomas Astbury and Son was still in use when recruiting workers. Adverts mentioned "Smethwick Foundry".
1887 Supplier of shells to the British government[7].