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 162,364 pages of information and 244,505 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.

Joseph Harrison (1892- )

From Graces Guide

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

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