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'''Miller and Barnes''' of Glass House Field, Ratcliffe were shipbuilders on the Thames


* 1822 founded by [[Joseph Miller]] (1797-1860) and [[John Barnes]] (1798-1852) at Glasshouse Fields, Ratcliffe. The latter was a godson of [[James Watt]] and both received their training at the [[Soho Foundry]] under [[William Murdoch]].


* 1838 quoted for supplying a locomotive to the [[North Midland Railway]]


* Later the firm was known as [[Miller and Ravenhill]] and [[Ravenhill and Salkeld]]


* 1840 The company was taken over by [[Simpson and Co]]
* 1840 The company was taken over by [[Simpson and Co]]

Revision as of 12:54, 19 April 2011



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Sources of Information

  • A Short History of Naval and Marine Engineering by E. C. Smith. Published 1937
  • British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816
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