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1819 'An experiment was made on Thursday last, on the line of the Ashton Canal, near the Soho Foundry, on Mr. Rastrick's (the engineer for the Huddersfield Canal Company) new method of propelling vessels by steam without the aid of paddle wheels, which, we understand, gave universal satisfaction to the Committee assembled for the purpose of witnessing it, and far surpassed the most sanguine expectations of the ingenious contriver. We believe the plan is very simple, and well adapted for dragging boats along tunnels, crossing wide rivers, creeks, &c.— The steam engine, with its necessary apparatus, was made by our townsmen Messrs. Peel & Williams, and the experiment tried under their directions. ''Manchester Chronicle''.' <ref> Leicester Chronicle, 24 December 1819 </ref> | 1819 'An experiment was made on Thursday last, on the line of the Ashton Canal, near the Soho Foundry, on Mr. Rastrick's (the engineer for the Huddersfield Canal Company) new method of propelling vessels by steam without the aid of paddle wheels, which, we understand, gave universal satisfaction to the Committee assembled for the purpose of witnessing it, and far surpassed the most sanguine expectations of the ingenious contriver. We believe the plan is very simple, and well adapted for dragging boats along tunnels, crossing wide rivers, creeks, &c.— The steam engine, with its necessary apparatus, was made by our townsmen Messrs. Peel & Williams, and the experiment tried under their directions. ''Manchester Chronicle''.' <ref> Leicester Chronicle, 24 December 1819 </ref> |
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1819 'An experiment was made on Thursday last, on the line of the Ashton Canal, near the Soho Foundry, on Mr. Rastrick's (the engineer for the Huddersfield Canal Company) new method of propelling vessels by steam without the aid of paddle wheels, which, we understand, gave universal satisfaction to the Committee assembled for the purpose of witnessing it, and far surpassed the most sanguine expectations of the ingenious contriver. We believe the plan is very simple, and well adapted for dragging boats along tunnels, crossing wide rivers, creeks, &c.— The steam engine, with its necessary apparatus, was made by our townsmen Messrs. Peel & Williams, and the experiment tried under their directions. Manchester Chronicle.' [1]
1820 The company may have been the biggest engineering concern in Manchester, based on a valuation from the poor rate assessments.
1821 Listed as Peel and Williams, iron and brass founders, Phoenix Foundry, Shudehill; roller and spindle-makers, water-press and steam engine manufacturers, and gas-light erectors, Soho Foundry, Ancoats [2]
1822 Advert: 'To ROLLER MAKERS. SPINDLE MAKERS, MACHINE MAKERS,&c.
TO be SOLD by AUCTION,
by Mr. Goodier,
WEDNESDAY the 27th day of November, 1822, at the Roller and Spindle Manufactory, PHOENIX FOUNDRY, Swan-street, Manchester, the property of Messrs, PEEL and WILLIAMS, who are declining that part of their business:
All the valuable LATHES, TOOLS, IRON, STEEL, &c. comprising five sliding lathes, for turning spinning rollers, one do. for engine feeding rollers; and one do. for copper rollers, with the speed geering, &c. all with iron frames; 7 spacing lathes, one large and four smaller centring machines, for setting rollers ; one drilling machine, one coupling machine, with cutters, &c, four single and four double fluting engines, with gearing to work by steam ; one large fluting engine, for engine feeding rollers, all with iron frames; two polishing lathes, one punching machine, two lathes for wharving spindles, one large stone, with machine for grinding, two smaller do. for centring spindles ; one glazer, two bright anvils and machine, for setting spindles; three pair smiths' bellows, 30 to 34 inches each, with framing; three anvils, three spindle swage blocks, great variety smiths' and turners' tools, guages, mule and billy spindles, of 14, 15, 16, and 17 inches, both in forged and finished state ; mule and throstle rollers 16 and 17 inches, various diameters; cast-iron and hard-wood lathe frames, with speed pulleys; grinding stones, with iron frames and troughs ; a quantity cast-steel , for spindles ; and quantity best swarf iron, for rollers, &c. &c. Sale to begin ten o’clock precisely.'[3]
1824 Supplied a beam engine and boiler to Richard Ingham & Sons, Cinderhill Mill, Todmorden [4]
1824 Death announcement: 'Monday week, aged 45, Jonathan Peel, Esq. of the firm Messrs. Peel and Williams, iron founders, Manchester, and cousin to Sir Peel, Bart.'[5]
c.1825 Joseph Peel and George Peel the sons of George Peel, Senior entered into partnership with Williams, and the firm became Peel, Williams and Peel.
4 HP Peel & Williams condensing engine advertised for sale by D. Hodson, silk machine maker, 27 Gun Street, Spital Square, in 1832[6]
5 HP Peel & Williams condensing engine advertised for sale at a silk mill in Marsh Gate Lane, Stratford, London, in 1833[7]
36 HP engine included in sale of Sheaf Steam Corn Mill, Forge Lane, Sheffield[8]
10 HP Peel & Williams condensing engine and two hydraulic presses advertised for sale at Ellers Paper Mill, Ulverston[9]
Beam engine of about 40 HP included in the sale of a veneer saw mill at 53 Seel Street in 1863[10]
1890 Advertisement for sale of plant at the Silk Works, Norwich, included two engines by Peel and Williams, of 40 HP and 30 HP[11]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Leicester Chronicle, 24 December 1819
- ↑ 1821-22 Pigot and Dean's New Directory of Manchester and Salford
- ↑ Manchester Mercury - Tuesday 26 November 1822
- ↑ [1] Rootsweb 'Todmorden and Walsden' website, Cinderhill Mill webpage
- ↑ Leeds Intelligencer - Thursday 3rd June 1824
- ↑ Morning Advertiser, 1 February 1832
- ↑ Morning Advertiser - Tuesday 11 June 1833
- ↑ Sheffield Independent - Saturday 24 August 1833
- ↑ Kendal Mercury - Saturday 19 February 1859
- ↑ Liverpool Mail - Saturday 11 July 1863
- ↑ Eastern Daily Press, 8 December 1890