William Whiteley and Sons
of Prospect Iron Works, Lockwood, Huddersfield.
Note: 1852 reference to Lockwood Ironworks: 'TO be SOLD by PRIVATE CONTRACT, Eight-horse Condensing STEAM ENGINE, in good working condition. May be seen any day previous to its being taken out to make room for a larger. For further particulars apply John H. Carter, Engineer, Lockwood Iron-works, near Huddersfield.'[1]
1850s Machinery business founded by William Whiteley (1820-1867), who had been a master cloth dresser[2]
1861 Iron and brass foundry and machine maker, employing 71 men and 32 boys[3]
1867 William died. Three of his sons, Joe, Charles and William, took over the business.
1891 Makers of Tentering and Drying Machines and Return Steam Traps. [4]
1899 Advert. Return steam traps. [5]
1917 Advert. Mill machinery including rotary pressing machine etc. [6]
1932 Private company.
1961 Textile and machine tool engineers, manufacturing mules and finishing machinery for the textile industry. 500 employees. [7]
Name plate. ('incorporating J. Charlesworth'). Exhibit at Armley Mill Museum.
Name Plaque seen at Dorset Steam Fair 2007.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Huddersfield and Holmfirth Examiner - Saturday 29 May 1852
- ↑ 1851 census
- ↑ 1861 census
- ↑ 1891 Worrall's Cotton Spinners Directory
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1899. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p11
- ↑ 1917 Worrall's Yorkshire Textile Directory Advert p156
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE