Difference between revisions of "Wren and Hopkinson"
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1851 Fire at premises that front Altrincham street and Temple street <ref>London Standard - Tuesday 28 October 1851</ref><ref>Morning Post - Thursday 30 October 1851</ref> | 1851 Fire at premises that front Altrincham street and Temple street <ref>London Standard - Tuesday 28 October 1851</ref><ref>Morning Post - Thursday 30 October 1851</ref> | ||
[[John Hopkinson (1824-1902)|John Hopkinson]], one of the partners, started as an apprentice with [[Wren and Bennett]], eventually becoming a partner in that company. | [[John Hopkinson (1824-1902)|John Hopkinson]], one of the partners, started as an apprentice with [[Wren and Bennett]], eventually becoming a partner in that company. | ||
John Dewhurst's Belle Vue Mills in Skipton designed by Wren & Hopkinson <ref>[http://www.cravendc.gov.uk/craven/documents/LegalandDemocraticServices%5CPolicy%20Committee%5CPolicy%20Committee%202008-09-03/Reports/ITEM%2010a%20-%20Appendix%20A.doc] | John Dewhurst's Belle Vue Mills in Skipton designed by Wren & Hopkinson <ref>[http://www.cravendc.gov.uk/craven/documents/LegalandDemocraticServices%5CPolicy%20Committee%5CPolicy%20Committee%202008-09-03/Reports/ITEM%2010a%20-%20Appendix%20A.doc] | ||
Revision as of 09:52, 4 October 2012
Wren & Hopkinson of London Road Ironworks, Altrincham Street Manchester. The address also appears as Temple Street, Manchester. The works was evidently at the junction of these two streets, on the west side of Temple Street. The area has now been completely redeveloped.
Maker of stationary engines. [1]
Other products included textile machinery, gears for mills and steamships, waterwheels, hydraulic presses & pumps.
formerly Wren and Bennett
1851 Fire at premises that front Altrincham street and Temple street [2][3]
John Hopkinson, one of the partners, started as an apprentice with Wren and Bennett, eventually becoming a partner in that company.
John Dewhurst's Belle Vue Mills in Skipton designed by Wren & Hopkinson [4]
1857 Agreement for construction of six grinding machines for glass makers Chance Brothers of Smethwick [5]
1880 Supplied overhead cranes (rope-driven) for Joseph Whitworth & Company’s new Openshaw works.[6]