Henry Livesey
Henry Livesey of Greenbank Iron Works, Blackburn.
1863 Company established.
1867 Dissolution of the Partnership Henry Livesey and Charles Henckel, carrying on business at Blackburn, in the county of Lancaster, under the firm of Livesey, Henckel, and Co., as Iron Founders, Machinists, Shuttle Makers, and Mill Furnishers; all the moneys, estate, and effects of the said firm will in future belong to the said Henry Livesey, who will pay all the debts and liabilities of the firm.[1]
1891 Henry Livesey of Blackburn were makers of Looms and Weaving Machinery [2]
1891 Directory (Blackburn): Listed as cotton spinners and manufacturers. More details [3]
1911 Advertising Northrop Automatic Looms
1913 a strike at Henry Livesey's, Ltd., Greenbank Engineering Works, Blackburn[4]
1968 Exhibited at the International Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Exhibition[5]
1987 'The Joint Administrative Receivers offer for sale as a going concern the business and trading assets of Nu-Dale Engineering Company Limited and its subsidiary Henry Livesey Limited Well established upset forging and drop forging companies supplying forged metal components to the petrochemical, automotive and agricultural industries.'[6]
1987 Ransome, Sims and Jefferies acquired the assets of Henry Livesey Ltd and Nu-Dale Engineering from the joint receivers; the likely name for the entity would be Livesey Nu-Dale which would continue to supply forgings to the parent and other companies.[7]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ London gazette 12 March, 1867
- ↑ Directory 1891 Worrall's Cotton Spinners
- ↑ Cotton Mills in Blackburn 1891
- ↑ Soulby's Ulverston Advertiser and General Intelligencer 18 September 1913
- ↑ The Times Oct. 1, 1968
- ↑ Manchester Evening News - Thursday 14 May 1987
- ↑ The Times July 16, 1987