Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,258 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Earlestown Works

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See Jones and Potts

1853 The foundry was leased to the London and North Western Railway for construction of wagons and locomotives. Additional staff were transferred from Ordsall Lane in Salford and extra workshops which were constructed.

from 1862 specialised in wagon building

1863 The last engine was made (for Spain)

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