Difference between revisions of "Crumlin Viaduct Works"
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Silver medal at the Paris Exhibition for a rivetting machine (patented by H M Kennard). | Silver medal at the Paris Exhibition for a rivetting machine (patented by H M Kennard). | ||
1871 a new private company, led by Maynard, took over from the Kennards. The shares were taken up by many local people including H M Kennard of [[Blaenavon Iron and Steel Co]]. | 1871 a new private company, led by Maynard, took over from the Kennards. The shares were taken up by many local people including H M Kennard of [[Blaenavon Co|Blaenavon Iron and Steel Co]]. | ||
1877 Although the order books may have been full, the company was making a loss; soon they ran out of cash. | 1877 Although the order books may have been full, the company was making a loss; soon they ran out of cash. | ||
1878 It was a bad time to borrow. The [[Blaenavon Iron and Steel Co]] was forced into liquidation when the West of England Bank collapsed so that there was no help from the Kennards and the Crumlin Works were heavily in debt to the same bank. | 1878 It was a bad time to borrow. The [[Blaenavon Co|Blaenavon Iron and Steel Co]] was forced into liquidation when the West of England Bank collapsed so that there was no help from the Kennards and the Crumlin Works were heavily in debt to the same bank. | ||
The [[Patent Nut and Bolt Co]] agreed to postpone a claim for money owed but the Company was finished. The operations producing nuts and bolts passed to John Paton and Co for a while. | The [[Patent Nut and Bolt Co]] agreed to postpone a claim for money owed but the Company was finished. The operations producing nuts and bolts passed to John Paton and Co for a while. | ||
Revision as of 12:05, 23 March 2012
Iron bridge builders of Crumlin
1853
1857 Start of diversification into other areas - railway signal and switching gear, steam-powered machine tools for riveting, striking, drilling and lifting and other civil engineering ironwork, such as lighthouses, piers and railway station roofing.
Employed about 200 people
1863 one of their largest bridges was Blackfriars which unusually was not designed by the company but by Joseph Cubitt who also installed it.
The company was proud of its speed of delivery, reducing the time for bridge building from years to months
Silver medal at the Paris Exhibition for a rivetting machine (patented by H M Kennard).
1871 a new private company, led by Maynard, took over from the Kennards. The shares were taken up by many local people including H M Kennard of Blaenavon Iron and Steel Co.
1877 Although the order books may have been full, the company was making a loss; soon they ran out of cash.
1878 It was a bad time to borrow. The Blaenavon Iron and Steel Co was forced into liquidation when the West of England Bank collapsed so that there was no help from the Kennards and the Crumlin Works were heavily in debt to the same bank.
The Patent Nut and Bolt Co agreed to postpone a claim for money owed but the Company was finished. The operations producing nuts and bolts passed to John Paton and Co for a while.
1878 Liquidation auction
See Also
Sources of Information
- The Crumlin Viaduct Works 1853-1878 : from world leader to Welsh tragedy; Gwent local history, 80 Spring 1996 [1]