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'''Sharp, Roberts and Company''' of Faulkner | '''Sharp, Roberts and Company''' of Faulkner Street (Globe Works) and Great Bridgewater Street (Atlas Works), Manchester was an engineer, machine and locomotive manufacturer. | ||
1824 [[Hill, Roberts and Co]] became [[Sharp, Roberts and Co]] when [[Thomas Sharp]] joined as partner <ref> Obituary of Richard Roberts, [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] Minutes of the Proceedings </ref>. | 1824 [[Hill, Roberts and Co]] became [[Sharp, Roberts and Co]] when [[Thomas Sharp]] joined as partner <ref> Obituary of Richard Roberts, [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] Minutes of the Proceedings </ref>. | ||
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1853 Thomas Beatt Sharp and William Sharp were listed as being engineers at Sharp, Brothers and Co, ironfounders, engineers, millwrights and machinists, of Great Bridgewater St and Oxford St, St Peter's (the same as [[Thomas Sharp and Co]])<ref>1853 Directory of Manchester and Salford</ref>. | 1853 Thomas Beatt Sharp and William Sharp were listed as being engineers at Sharp, Brothers and Co, ironfounders, engineers, millwrights and machinists, of Great Bridgewater St and Oxford St, St Peter's (the same as [[Thomas Sharp and Co]])<ref>1853 Directory of Manchester and Salford</ref>. | ||
==Globe Works== | |||
Bancks's 1831 map shows that the northern end of the works faced onto 'Falkner' Street, while the western frontage covered 110 yards on Dickinson Street. The works backed onto a branch of the Rochdale Canal. The site was between 25 and 40 yards wide. An 1825 plan of the works shows that the south eastern corner was occupied by the foundry, while a narrow smiths' shop occupied the southern flank adjacent to Dickinson Street <ref>'Life and Inventions of Richard Roberts 1789 - 1964' by Richard Hills, Landmark Publishing, 2002</ref> | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 14:32, 3 September 2012
Sharp, Roberts and Company of Faulkner Street (Globe Works) and Great Bridgewater Street (Atlas Works), Manchester was an engineer, machine and locomotive manufacturer.
1824 Hill, Roberts and Co became Sharp, Roberts and Co when Thomas Sharp joined as partner [1].
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May 1826 Hill, Roberts and Co and Sharp, Hill and Co were amalgamated to form Sharp, Roberts and Co. The firm later became well-known for making locomotives.
1828 William Crossley of Sharp, Roberts and Co was listed as a contact in relation to advertised sale of flax mill in Wrexham[2].
1828 Thomas Sharp and Richard Roberts opened the Atlas Works in 1828 to manufacture textile machinery and machine tools.
1833 They had built a few stationary steam engines, and in 1833 built a locomotive, Experiment for the Liverpool and Manchester Railway. It was a four-wheeled 2-2-0 with vertical cylinders over the leading wheels. After a number of modifications, three similar engines were built for the Dublin and Kingstown Railway. Although they were relatively fast, they were too hard on the track at speed.
1833 Trial of steam-powered coach on Oxford Road, Manchester; it had been designed by Mr Roberts and built by Sharp, Roberts and Co[3].
1834 Charles Beyer joined the firm.
A new 2-2-2 design was produced with horizontal inside cylinders under the smoke box and additional bearings to support the crank axle. Around 600 of these locos were built between 1837 and 1857. Ten of the first were sold to the Grand Junction Railway, with the "Sharpies" becoming a standard to compare with the "Bury" engines.
1838 The company had 3 establishments, in Falkner Street and Great Bridgewater Street, one of which was Atlas Works where locomotive engines were assembled; Thomas Sharp, John Sharp and Thomas Sharp junior were present at the visit of Marshall Soult[4].
1841 Sharp, Roberts and Co, machinists, engineers, boiler makers, etc., 79 Faulkner St and Great Bridgewater St[5].
1841 Thomas Sharp died.
1843 The partnership of Sharp, Roberts and Co was dissolved [6]. The Sharp brothers carried on their part of the business at Atlas Works as Sharp Brothers. Charles Beyer was appointed chief engineer in Roberts's place.
During 1851 and 1852 twenty engines were built for the London and North Western Railway to the design of Edward McConnell, the so-called "Bloomers," subcontracted from Wolverton.
- In 1852, the senior partner, John Sharp, retired and was replaced by Charles Patrick Stewart, the name of the company changing to Sharp, Stewart and Co. Shortly afterwards Charles Beyer left.
In 1853 they were described as makers of locomotive engines. [7]
1853 There is a description of their works in the 1853 Directory of Manchester and Salford p33-37.
1853 Thomas Beatt Sharp and William Sharp were listed as being engineers at Sharp, Brothers and Co, ironfounders, engineers, millwrights and machinists, of Great Bridgewater St and Oxford St, St Peter's (the same as Thomas Sharp and Co)[8].
Globe Works
Bancks's 1831 map shows that the northern end of the works faced onto 'Falkner' Street, while the western frontage covered 110 yards on Dickinson Street. The works backed onto a branch of the Rochdale Canal. The site was between 25 and 40 yards wide. An 1825 plan of the works shows that the south eastern corner was occupied by the foundry, while a narrow smiths' shop occupied the southern flank adjacent to Dickinson Street [9]
See Also
Sources of information
- ↑ Obituary of Richard Roberts, Institution of Civil Engineers Minutes of the Proceedings
- ↑ The Times, 2 August 1828
- ↑ The Morning Post, 20 December 1833
- ↑ The Manchester Times and Gazette, 21 July 1838
- ↑ Pigot and Slater's Directory of Manchester & Salford, 1841
- ↑ The Standard, 28 June 1843
- ↑ 1853 Directory of Manchester and Salford
- ↑ 1853 Directory of Manchester and Salford
- ↑ 'Life and Inventions of Richard Roberts 1789 - 1964' by Richard Hills, Landmark Publishing, 2002
- British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816