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'''Ormerod Grierson and Co''' of Manchester were iron and brass founders. | '''Ormerod Grierson and Co''' of Manchester were iron and brass founders. | ||
Revision as of 09:29, 5 May 2009
Ormerod Grierson and Co of Manchester were iron and brass founders.
- 1811 Established in Minshull Street.
- 1861 Known as Ormerod, Richard and Son.
- 1863 they became Ormerod, Grierson and Company of Hulme Hall Road and Chester Road, Hulme.
- 1876 Details of their multitubular boiler. [1]
- 1881 May have made a steam locomotive.
- 1892 They were known as St George's Ironworks.
Sources of Information
- British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816
- ↑ The Engineer of 1stDecember 1876 p379