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 162,241 pages of information and 244,492 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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James Hamilton (of Rochdale)

From Graces Guide

James Hamilton of 67 Yorkshire Street, Rochdale

Possibly Hamilton (Rochdale)?

1746 Established

A J. and W. McNaught steam engine (ex-Firgrove Mill) on display at Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry has a small James Hamilton & Co nameplate on the cladding of the HP cylinder. Perhaps they overhauled or altered it.

1916 Advert: 'JAMES HAMILTON, 67, YORKSHIRE-STREET. Telephone 439. Established 1746.
Workshops - CHEETHAM-STREET. ROYDS-STREET (Oldham Road). BROOM-STREET (Newhey).
HIGH-CLASS STEAM- ENGINES. From 100 to 4,000 I.H.P.
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS.
MILL-GEARING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.' [1]

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Sources of Information

  1. Rochdale Observer, 30 September 1916