Hopkins, Gilkes and Co
Hopkins, Gilkes & Co., Tees Side Iron Works, Middlesbrough
Iron works were built with 3 furnaces adjacent to the Cargo Fleet railway station, on the east side of Middlesbrough
1865 Gilkes, Wilson and Co, of Tees Side Engine Works, merged with Hopkins and Co, of Tees Side Iron Works, and the name became Hopkins, Gilkes and Co
1871 Large blowing engine for Gilkes, Wilson, Pease and Co of Middlesbrough. Blowing tub was 108" diameter, steam cylinder 51" dia, 9 ft stroke. Piston valve admission. 22 rpm. [1]
1873 They were involved in the building of the first Tay Bridge, taking over the on-site foundry established by De Bergue. The bridge failed disastrously in a severe storm in 1879. A variety of contributory factors were involved, including poor foundry practice.
1875 Hopkins, Gilkes and Co, of Teesside Ironworks, ceased construction of locomotives and changed the company name to Tees Side Iron and Engine Works Co. Around 350 locomotives had been built
1877 Owned the Tees-side Iron Works, and the Tees-side Engine Works, in Lower Commercial Street[2]
1877 Teesside Engine Works, of Hopkins, Gilkes and Co, were engineers and ironfounders; recent work had included heavy viaducts including the Tay Bridge and other bridges, such as on the Bombay and Baroda Railway and across the River Wear[3]
1880 The company closed