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of Beanacre Road, Melksham, Wilts. | of Beanacre Road, Melksham, Wilts. | ||
1894 The company was registered on 23 August, to acquire a business of engineers. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> | Presumably successor to [[Spencer and Gillett]] | ||
1885 Spencer and Co installed an engine at John Taylor's mill in Melksham<ref>The Engineer</ref> | |||
1894 The company was registered on 23 August, to acquire a business of engineers. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> | |||
c.1900 New factory opened in Melksham | c.1900 New factory opened in Melksham | ||
Revision as of 13:35, 18 July 2014
of Beanacre Road, Melksham, Wilts.
Presumably successor to Spencer and Gillett
1885 Spencer and Co installed an engine at John Taylor's mill in Melksham[1]
1894 The company was registered on 23 August, to acquire a business of engineers. [2]
c.1900 New factory opened in Melksham
1914 Engineers and contractors. specialities: grain handling machinery, silos etc., coal and ash plants, ore conveyors etc. Employees 750. [3]
1930 Manufacturer of elevating and conveying plant for grain, coal, ore, cement and other materials, and mechanical handling plant and labour-saving appliances.
A double-acting single cylinder vertical blower, by Spencer & Co is retained on a plinth at the east end of Millwall Outer Dock in the Isle of Dogs. This unit, possibly originally belt driven, is retained as a reminder of the grain silos which once lined this dock.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Engineer
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book