Samuel Lawson and Sons

1876.

1882.

1884.

1891.

1895.

1899.

of Hope Foundry, Mabgate, Leeds

Machinery for spinning and weaving

1812 Samuel Lawson started operations at Hope Foundry.

1834 Listed as flax spinner, machine maker and iron and brass founder of mabgate. His house is at Spring House, Burmantofts.

1845 Company mentioned

1851 Award at the 1851 Great Exhibition. See details at 1851 Great Exhibition: Reports of the Juries: Class VI.

1866 Samuel Lawson died; the business was carried on by his three sons, John, Edward and Thomas, who in turn were succeeded by the two sons of John Lawson, viz., Arthur and Frederick. Thereafter the management of the Hope Foundry was led by H. Lawson Whalley, whose mother was a daughter of the founder of the firm.

1867 Gold medal at the Paris Exhibition for their flax machinery

1900 Acquired by Fairbairn, Lawson, Combe, Barbour

See Also

• 1834 Directory of Leeds
• 1847 Directory of Leeds
• 1851 Great Exhibition: Official Catalogue: Class VI.: Samuel Lawson and Sons
• 1851 Great Exhibition: Reports of the Juries: Class VI.
• 1858 Directory of Leeds
• 1862 London Exhibition: Catalogue: Class 7.: Samuel Lawson and Sons
• 1866 Directory of Leeds
• 1870 Directory of Leeds
• 1882 Institution of Mechanical Engineers
• 1882 Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Visits to Works
• 1908 Stock Exchange Year-Book: Miscellaneous Companies: F
• 1912 Iron and Steel Institute: Visits to Works
• Combe, Barbour and Combe
• Edward Lawson
• Fairbairn, Lawson, Combe, Barbour
• Fairbairn, Naylor, Macpherson and Co
• Frederick William Lawson
• Lawson and Sons
• Robert Ord Ritchie
• The Engineer 1876/05/19
• The Engineer 1876/05/26
• The Engineer 1878/05/10
• The Engineer 1882/07/21
• The Engineer 1896/07/17
• William Littlewood