John Taylor and Sons (Mining Engineers)
Civil and Mining Engineers, 5, 6, 7 and 9, Queen Street Place, London, E.C.
1796 John Taylor improvised a mechanised copper ore crusher at Wheal Friendship, a mine just outside Tavistock. This machine was improved over time and became widely adopted; it was known as the "Cornish rolls".
1799 The firm was founded by John Taylor (later F.R.S., M.Inst.C.E.) at Tavistock.
Moved to Bury Court, St. Mary Axe, London.
1825 John Taylor was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society
1845 John Taylor (1808-1881) came to London to join his father, John Taylor (1779-1863) as a partner.
1849 Occupied the 6 Queen Street Place address.
1851 Richard Taylor came to London and was later admitted into partnership with his father and brother. The business of Messrs. John Taylor and Sons was, since then, carried out on a constantly increasing scale, including metallic mines of every description.[1]
1853 Took on the management of the Linares Mining Company
1862 John Taylor took on the Sandycroft site.
Evolution of the Partnership:
- 1863 John Taylor and Richard Taylor
1871 John Taylor (1841-1920) became a partner in the company with his father John and uncle Richard. He pioneered Indian gold mining[2]
Evolution of the Partnership:
- 1872 John Taylor, Richard Taylor, John Taylor (jun.), and Richard Heneage Taylor
- 1884 John Taylor and Robert Taylor
- 1890 John Taylor, Robert Taylor, and Frank Taylor
- 1893 John Taylor, Robert Taylor, Frank Taylor, and Edgar Taylor
- 1899 John Taylor, Robert Taylor, Frank Taylor, Edgar Taylor, and Henry Claude Taylor
- 1902 John Taylor (retired 1903), Robert Taylor, Frank Taylor, Edgar Taylor, Henry Claude Taylor, and Arthur Enfield Taylor
- 1908 Frank Taylor died
1899 Henry Claude Taylor (c.1873-1933) was admitted into partnership[3]
1902 Arthur Taylor became a member of the firm[4]
1905 Robert Taylor presented a report on behalf of the company[5]
1908 Death of Frank Taylor head of the firm and of the Sandycroft Foundry Co, machinery manufacturers[6].
1914 Principals: Robert Taylor, Edgar Taylor, Henry Claude Taylor, Arthur Enfield Taylor. Consulting Engineers to and Managers of Companies Working Metalliferous Mines; Inspections of Mining Properties; give technical advice upon Metalliferous Mines and on Mining Plant.
- Note:
Another firm of similar name, John Taylor and Sons, were civil engineers, based in Westminster; they designed many water and sewerage schemes.