H. Widdop and Co

1929. 60 B.H.P. Two-Stroke Heavy Oil Engine.

1929. 30 B.H.P. Heavy-Oil Engine.

Widdop diesel engine with Scott (Belfast) generator at the Internal Fire Museum of Power

Exhibit at Internal Fire Museum of Power.

Exhibit at National Waterways Museum, Gloucester.

Exhibit at National Waterways Museum, Gloucester.

Detail. Exhibit at National Waterways Museum, Gloucester.

1943.

1953. Diesel engine.

of Greengate, Keighley.

of The Invincible Engine Works, Keighley.

See Herbert Widdop and his brother Ernest Widdop

1897 Produced i/c engines.

WWI Producing a semi-diesel two-cycle marine engine.

c1924 The NEW farm engine introduced.

1925 New company. H. Widdop and Co Ltd. to acquire the Widdop Engine Co.

1940s A number of small engines produced primarily for auxillary power on ships.

1944 Advert for Diesel engines from 5 to 500 hp.

By 1955 was a subsidiary of Associated British Engineering; had developed 2 new engines which were becoming popular for tugs, coasters and other vessels.

1959 The company was taken over by British Polar Engines.

See Also

• 1918 Directory of Manufacturers in Engineering and Allied Trades: Company W
• 1922 Who's Who In Engineering: Company W
• 1931 Shipping, Engineering and Machinery Exhibition
• 1938 Motor Show
• Arthur Wood (2)
• Associated British Engineering
• Automobile Engineer: 1938/06: Diesel Engine Makers
• Engineering 1927 Jan-Jun: Index: Patent Record
• Engineering 1943 Jan-Jun: Index: Patent Record
• Engineering 1949 Jul-Dec: Index: General
• Ernest Widdop
• G. Hallewell
• Herbert Widdop
• The Engineer 1927/02/04
• The Engineer 1931/10/09
• The Engineer 1938 Jul-Dec: Index

Sources of Information

• A-Z of British Stationary Engines by Patrick Knight. Published 1999. ISBN 1 873098 50 2
• The Modern Diesel edited by Geoffrey Smith. Published by Iliffe & Sons 1944