Fairbairn, Greenwood and Batley
Peter Fairbairn added the construction of engineering tools to his business as the Wellington foundry; the Crimean War gave an impetus to this branch of the business. Fairbairn constructed large machines, utilised at Woolwich and Enfield, for the purposes of cutting, twisting, boring, and tearing iron and steel: cannon-rifling machines, milling machines, planing and slotting machines, and others.
1840s Thomas Greenwood became manager of the Wellington Foundry, Leeds, and shortly afterwards joined Sir Peter Fairbairn as partner together with Mr. Batley as Fairbairn, Greenwood and Batley.
1856 January. Donation to the local Mechanics Institute [1]
1856 May. Described as Machine Makers [2]
1856 May. The partnership of Fairbairn, Greenwood and Batley was dissolved. '...the Partnership heretofore subsisting: between the undersigned, Peter Fairbairn, Thomas Greenwood, and John Batley, as Machine Makers, at Leeds, in the county of York, under the firm of Fairbairn, Greenwood, and Batley, has been dissolved; and that the said Peter Fairbairn is now the sole owner of the said late partnership premises...'[3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Leeds Mercury, Thursday, January 31, 1856
- ↑ The Leeds Mercury, Saturday, May 10, 1856
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:13 May 1856 Issue:21883 Page:1768