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 162,258 pages of information and 244,499 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.

Thomas Leeming

From Graces Guide

of Salford

  • Horse gin for Thomas Salvin's cotton factory, Garrat Lane, Manchester, with 18 ft diameter wheel, for driving six carding engines. This was advertised for sale by the mill in 1788 [1]
  • 1790 Supplied two carding engines for Thomas Oliver and Sons' Waterhouse Mill, Bollington[2]
  • 1794 Thomas Leeming listed as a machine maker, Bury Street, Salford [3]
  • 1797 Address given as 6 Bury St. [4]
  • 1811 Bankruptcy proceedings against Thomas Leeming of Salford, Timber-Merchant, Machine-Maker, Dealer and Chapman [5]
  • 1811 Advertisement for sale of equipment by the order of the assignee of the bankrupt T Leeming, Bury Street, Salford. Items included five slide lathes, two fluting engines and a machine for punching and coupling rollers.[6]


See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. 'Science and Technology in the Industrial Revolution' by A E Musson & Eric Robinson, Manchester University Press, 1969
  2. [1] 'Happy Valley' website
  3. Scholes's Manchester & Salford Directory, 1794
  4. Scholes's Manchester & Salford Directory, 1797
  5. The London Gazette (unknown date in 1811)
  6. Manchester Mercury - Tuesday 19th March 1811