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1814-5 Foundry erected at Camlachie, initially by [[John Napier and Sons]] '''Cast-Iron Founders''' but the business was solely in [[David Napier ( | 1814-5 Foundry erected at Camlachie, initially by [[John Napier and Sons]] '''Cast-Iron Founders''' but the business was solely in [[David Napier (1790-1869)|David Napier's]] hands. | ||
1816 David Napier's first marine engine, for the steamboat [[Marion]], was completed early in 1816. | 1816 David Napier's first marine engine, for the steamboat [[Marion]], was completed early in 1816. | ||
1821 [[Robert Napier]] succeeded his cousin [[David Napier ( | 1821 [[Robert Napier]] succeeded his cousin [[David Napier (1790-1869)|David Napier]] in the occupancy of [[Camlachie Foundry]]; among his first orders was a contract for supplying the large iron pipes used by the Glasgow Water Works Company. He was constantly employed in the construction of boilers and land engines. | ||
1821 [[Robert Napier]]<ref>1876 Obituary [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] Minutes of the Proceedings </ref> engaged in iron-founding and engineering at [[Camlachie Foundry|Camlachie]], at the east end of Glasgow, where, in 1823, he made his first marine engine for the 'Leven' steamboat, built to ply between Dumbarton and G1asgow. | 1821 [[Robert Napier]]<ref>1876 Obituary [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] Minutes of the Proceedings </ref> engaged in iron-founding and engineering at [[Camlachie Foundry|Camlachie]], at the east end of Glasgow, where, in 1823, he made his first marine engine for the 'Leven' steamboat, built to ply between Dumbarton and G1asgow. | ||
Revision as of 18:49, 8 October 2014
1814-5 Foundry erected at Camlachie, initially by John Napier and Sons Cast-Iron Founders but the business was solely in David Napier's hands.
1816 David Napier's first marine engine, for the steamboat Marion, was completed early in 1816.
1821 Robert Napier succeeded his cousin David Napier in the occupancy of Camlachie Foundry; among his first orders was a contract for supplying the large iron pipes used by the Glasgow Water Works Company. He was constantly employed in the construction of boilers and land engines.
1821 Robert Napier[1] engaged in iron-founding and engineering at Camlachie, at the east end of Glasgow, where, in 1823, he made his first marine engine for the 'Leven' steamboat, built to ply between Dumbarton and G1asgow.
c. 1822 David Napier remained at Camlachie for about seven years, at which point the increase in the engineering business prompted a move to new, larger works which he had erected at Lancefield.
Camlachie Foundry was then occupied, and latterly purchased, by Robert Napier[2]
David Napier (1799-1850) became a partner in Napier Bros., which took over the Camlachie works from Robert in the 1830s.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1876 Obituary Institution of Civil Engineers Minutes of the Proceedings
- ↑ David Napier by David Napier and David Bell: Note 20