Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,735 pages of information and 247,134 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Whitecross Co

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1917
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1951

Whitecross Company of Warrington

  • 1864 Incorporated as a limited company.
  • 1892 Advert. [1]
  • 1914 Wire manufacturers and galvanizers. Specialities: iron and steel rolled and drawn wires, patent steel wires, barb wire, wire ropes, wire nails, wire netting. Employees 1,500. [2]
  • 1920 Wire rod rolling mill. [3]
  • 1960 Steel wire ropes. [4]

Sources of Information

  1. Kelly's Directory of Worcestershire, 1892
  2. 1914 Whitakers Red Book
  3. The Engineer of 10th September 1920 p251
  4. Mining Year Book 1960. Published by Walter E. Skinner. Advert p