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Revision as of 08:53, 15 January 2009
of Smithfield Ironworks, North Street, Leeds
- 1835 Company started.
- 1848 Thomas Green bought a site and founded the Smithfield Ironworks.
- 1862 Incorporated as a Limited Company.
- 1879 Private company. The company was registered on 14 June, to take over the business of the firm of the same name, as engineers, ironfounders and machinists. [1]
- 1880s Started building locomotives.
- 1885-98 157 tram locomotives built.
- 1905 Advert. Vertical, Cornish and Lancashire boilers. Of Smithfield Ironworks, Leeds and New Surrey Works, Southwark Street, London SE. [2]
- 1913-1917 For a list of the S. P. A. models and prices of Cars see the 1917 Red Book
- 1913-1917 For a list of the models and prices of Petrol Motors see the 1917 Red Book
- 1914 Specialities: Lawn Mowers, Garden Rollers, Steam Tractors, Steam Road Rollers, Motor Rollers, Motor Street Sweeping Machines and Locomotives. [3]
- 1920 The last of the railway locomotives was built. The total was 38 in the life of the business. More than 200 tram engines were built.
- Built steam road rollers from 1890s to late 1920s and five of these are preserved.
- 1937 Engineers. [4]
- 1961 General engineers, manufacturing lawn mowers, garden rollers, steam rollers and general agricultural implements. 520 employees. [5]
- 1975 Company bought by Atkinson of Clitheroe.
Sources of Information
- British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816
- Traction Engine Album by Malcolm Ranieri. Pub 2005
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1905. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p366
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE