Elliott and Garrood
Elliott and Garrood of Ingate Ironworks, Beccles were makers of steam engines for marine use.
1872 William Elliott manufactured a small engine in three sizes.
1884 Company formed by the merger of the businesses of William Elliott (mechanical engineer) and William Garrood (an agricultural smith).
1885 The first E and G capstan supplied.
1890 Made a steam wagon.
1894 Had supplied 200 capstans by this date.
1897 The company had limited status.
1897 On the 4th March the first compound marine engine was fitted to a drifter named 'Constellation'.
???? Engine for Fishing vessel 'Pecheur, LT228' of Lowestoft.
Were well-known for their 'Monkey Triple' engine.
1948 Still making capstans.
See Also
Sources of Information
- Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain by George Watkins. Vol 10
- Steam Engine Builders of Suffolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire by Ronald H. Clark. Published 1950 by The Augustine Steward Press