Difference between revisions of "William Bracewell"
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* The business was started by the Marsland family in the early 19th century, with an iron foundry in King Street. | * The business was started by the Marsland family in the early 19th century, with an iron foundry in King Street. | ||
* William Bracewell became sole owner. | |||
* From the 1860s the engines were designed by William Pickup. | |||
* Mine winding and drainage engines built in the 1870s. | |||
* 1887 Assets sold. Assets bought by a new company - the Burnley Ironworks Company. | |||
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==Sources of Information== | ==Sources of Information== | ||
* 'The Textile Mills of Pendle and Their Steam Engines' by Geoff Shackleton, published by Landmark Publishing. ISBN 1-84306-215-1 | * 'The Textile Mills of Pendle and Their Steam Engines' by Geoff Shackleton, published by Landmark Publishing. ISBN 1-84306-215-1 | ||
[[Category: Stationary Engines]] | |||
Revision as of 07:25, 10 May 2009
William Bracewell, Burnley Iron Works, Burnley, Lancashire
- Iron and brass founders, engineers and millwrights.
- Makers of steam engines and steam hammers.
- The business was started by the Marsland family in the early 19th century, with an iron foundry in King Street.
- William Bracewell became sole owner.
- From the 1860s the engines were designed by William Pickup.
- Mine winding and drainage engines built in the 1870s.
- 1887 Assets sold. Assets bought by a new company - the Burnley Ironworks Company.
Sources of Information
- 'The Textile Mills of Pendle and Their Steam Engines' by Geoff Shackleton, published by Landmark Publishing. ISBN 1-84306-215-1