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 162,259 pages of information and 244,500 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.

J. and W. Leigh

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J and W Leigh, Ellesmere Iron Foundry, Patricroft, near Manchester.

  • Ellesmere Iron Foundry was located alongside the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, directly across the Bridgewater Canal from Nasmyth Wilson's works. The site was subsequently occupied by Sir W H Bailey and Co. Warehouses now stand on the site.
  • Maker of stationary engines. [1]

Sources of Information

  1. Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain by George Watkins. Vol 10