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 162,259 pages of information and 244,500 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.

Warrington Wire Rope Works

From Graces Guide
1869.
April 1870.
1881
January 1888.
June 1888. Round and flat wire ropes.
December 1889.

Wire Rope Manufacturers, of Warrington.

Established 1866 as a Private Company.

1869 Address was Warrington Wire Rope Works Ltd. of 32 Red-Cross Street, Liverpool.

1922 of 13, Goree Piazzas, Liverpool. Works: Warrington. T. A.: "Wirop, Liverpool." T. N. Bank 354. Directors: John Temple, C.B. (Chairman) and J. Howard Temple (Managing). Manager and Sec. Chas. H. Gill. Products.—Wire rope and cords of every description for shipping, colliery, mining, engineering and general purposes.[1]

1925/6 Warrington Wire Rope Co and its interest in the Bristol Wire Rope Co was acquired by British Ropes Ltd[2].

See Also

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Sources of Information

  1. 1922 Who's Who in Enigneering
  2. National Archives