Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 173,092 pages of information and 249,765 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Jackson and Watkins

From Graces Guide
1863. Proposed design of steam engine, with the pump barrel serving the role of the crosshead. [1]

Marine engine makers, of Canal Iron Works, Millwall.

1860 Canal Works were taken over by William Jackson and Richard Watkins

The partnership later became Richard Watkins and Edward Rutter

1861 Made 'powerful' sheerlegs for Sebastopol [2]

1864 Made the machinery for the 'cigar ship' designed by T. and L. Winans.

1882 Marine engines continued to be made at the works until 1882, when the site was sold.


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. The Engineer 1863/11/06
  2. 'The Artizan', 1 March 1861
  • British History [1]