Joseph Harrison M.I.Mech.E.
1892 Born in Crook, Co Durham
1906-12 Apprenticeship under the chief engineer of Pease and Partners
1908-12 Took Saturday Engineering Course at Armstrong College
Worked with Grange Iron Co for a short period
1912-14 Design work with Otto Coke Oven Co
1913 Scholarship at Leeds Technical College
WWI Served in Army
1919-27 Assistant engineer during the equipment of Thorne Colliery, near Doncaster
1927 Became Chief Engineer, Pease and Partners, Ltd., 20-26 Northgate, Darlington, and associated companies
1931-33 Correspondence course in electricity with Bennett College
1937 Became a member of Inst of Mech Engineers
1937 Also a member of the Association of Mining Electrical Engineers
See Also
Sources of Information
- Mechanical engineering records