W. Sisson and Co
William Sisson and Co of Quay Street Iron Works, Gloucester
Specialised in the design and development of high speed launch and marine engines and boilers and also designed vessels of all types, used initally on the Thames, Severn and Lake Windermere.
William Sisson had a strong interest in technical education, and the firm also became known for designing engineering equipment for educational purposes
1889 Established by William Sisson when he took over the small marine engineering works of J. J. Seekings and Co, situated near the Docks.
1896 Engine for SS Henley
1897 Employ 77 persons.[1]
1901 Manufacturers of stationary steam engines for marine use
1904 The business became a limited liability company. New works were built at Barnwood.
1908 Article in the American Machinist 'Design of an English High Speed Steam Engine' [2]
1911 Supplied steam power units to the Cardiff railway. The boilers were by Abbott and Co and the carriages by Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Co
1917 Single-crank tandem compound engine. Exhibit at Bradford Industrial Museum.
Post-WWI building a wide range of special machinery for Messrs. Cadbury Brothers[3].
1924 Appointed Mr A. Fleming Browne as their London representative.[4]
1939 Engine for Swindon Gas Works
Post WWII Belliss and Morcom Ltd. began to take a financial interest in Sisson's
1958 Belliss and Morcom acquired full control of the company
Westonzoyland Museum Have a vertical engine and a high pressure/low pressure pair of high speed teaching engines.
See Also
Sources of Information
- British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816
- The Steam Engine in Industry by George Watkins in two volumes. Moorland Publishing. 1978. ISBN 0-903485-65-6
- National Archives [2]