of Castle Works, Woburn
See William Hensman and his son William Hensman
1849 'thrashing machine...for its simple mechanism... It is a patent machine, made by Hensman and Son, Castle Works, Woburn, Beds, England.'[1]
1851 Award at the 1851 Great Exhibition. See details at 1851 Great Exhibition: Reports of the Juries: Class IX.
1851 Employing 60 men.[2]
1857 Patent. '1443. And William Hensman, of Linslade, in the county of Buckinghamshire, Agricultural Implement Manufacturer, has given the like notice in respect of the invention of "improvements in drills for sowing seeds and depositing manure."'[3]
1859 Four killed. 'a steam-engine of four-horse power, manufactured by Hensman, of Woburn, Beds, was being got in readiness, when by some (at present unexplained) cause a terrible explosion took place, and scene of great havoc, excitement, and anxiety ensued.'[4]
1861 Patent. '2169. And William Hensman, of Woburn, in the county of Bedfordshire, and William Hensman the younger, of Linslade, in the county of Buckinghamshire, Agricultural Engineers, have given the like notice in respect of the invention of "improvements in apparatus for tilling land by steam power."[5]
1862 William Hensman and Son, of Linslade Works, Leighton Buzzard, Beds.
1864 Turner and Bishop take over the Linslade Works from William Hensman and Son.[6]
1865 Patent. '598. William Hensman, of Woburn, in the county of Bedfordshire, and William Hensman the younger, of Linslade, in the county of Buckinghamshire, Agricultural Engineers, for an invention of "improvements in steam ploughs, and in apparatus connected therewith."'[7]
Notes on Linslade Works -
- 1947 Foundry Equipment Ltd., Linslade Works, Leighton Buzzard.[8]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ Londonderry Standard - Thursday 13 September 1849
- ↑ 1851 Census
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:16 June 1857 Issue:22011 Page:2093
- ↑ Western Daily Press - Friday 23 September 1859
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:22 October 1861 Issue:22558 Page:4197
- ↑ Bedfordshire Times and Independent - Tuesday 12 July 1864
- ↑ [The London Gazette Publication date:17 March 1865 Issue:22949 Page:1576]
- ↑ Bedfordshire Times and Independent - Friday 06 June 1947