W. D. and W. E. Acraman
William Daniel Acraman and William Edward Acraman
Successors to Acraman and Sons??
The firm was in existence by 1823.
1825 Listed under Iron Founders as 'Acraman Wm. Daniel and Wm Edward, 1 Quay.'[1]
By the 1830s it had become D. E. and A. Acraman (Daniel, Edward and Alfred Acraman, iron and tin plate merchants, wholesale ironmongers, iron and brass founders and engineers, Patentees and manufacturers of patent proved chain cables and anchors, Shalder's patent fountain pumps [2]
The business was ultimately to become Acramans, Morgan & Co
1827 Produced a cast iron swing bridge 'at the bottom of Clare Street' in Bristol, 'the first ever cast in this city'.[3] This would have crossed the Floating Harbour to connect St Augustine's Parade with Broad Quay. This part of the harbour has long been filled in.
1833 'Steam-Bridge. - The new floating steam-bridge intended to ply between Morice Town and Torpoint Devon tried on Thursday se’nnight when it passed and repassed several times The Right Hon. R. P. Carew and daughter, J. C. Roberts Esq., Mr. John Smith solicitor, Mr. Rendel, engineer, and others were present and were much gratified the success of the undertaking. The average time occupied in passing from one shore to another (a distance of three quarters of a mile) did not exceed 5 minutes and on one or two occasions she did the passage in 4 1/2 minutes, with the utmost ease, stopping to an inch, when directed by the conductor. The weight of the machinery on this bridge is 45 tons, the draft of water 2 feet 3 inches; the chains weigh 10 tons each. Both the machinery and chains were manufactured by Messrs. Acraman of Bristol. The bridge is now ready for regular conveyance of goods and passengers, and the Cornish mails will be driven on the bridge, and taken across without unharnessing the horses.'[4]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 1825 Pigot's Directory
- ↑ 'Men of Iron - the History of the McArthur Group' by H S Torrens, published by the McArthur Group 1984: ISBN 0 9509375 0 9. This includes a reference to a letter from W. D. & W. E. Acraman dated 9 August 1823
- ↑ Bristol Mirror - Saturday 18 August 1827
- ↑ Caernarvon & Denbigh Herald - Saturday 19 October 1833