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Originally in Commercial Street, Knott Mill, Manchester
1837 The Ashbury Carriage & Iron Co Ltd was founded by John Ashbury (1806-1866) at Knott Mill, Gorton, south Manchester
1847 The Ashbury works moved to Ashton Old Road, Openshaw, south Manchester
By the late 1850s/early 1860s the company employed more than 3,000 people.
1862 The Ashbury works the (Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron Co)
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