of Rutland Terrace Ironworks, Stamford
Chronology
- 1837-53 Henry Smith and Co sometimes Smith and Co
- 1853-57 Smith and Ashby
- 1857-63 T. W. Ashby and Co
- 1863-70 Ashby and Jeffery
- 1870-76 Ashby, Jeffery and Luke
- 1876-89 Jeffery and Blackstone
- 1889-1969 Blackstone and Co
- 1969- Mirrlees Blackstone
1857 Henry Smith retired and Smith and Ashby became T. W. Ashby and Co.
1861 Employs 156 persons [1]
1862 Advert includes portable steam engine and chaff cutters etc. and trading as T. W. Ashby and Co (late Smith and Ashby) of Rutland Terrace Ironworks [2]
c1863 George Edward Jeffery joined T. W. Ashby and Co and the company was then known as Ashby and Jeffery