Winter and Hossey
of Dorchester, Dorset
1837 Advertising for a millwright.[1]
1860 Death of Mr Winter, on 1st March.[2]
1873 Advert: 'LATE WINTER AND HOSSEY.
JAMES L. TRACY.
MILLWRIGHT, MACHINIST, and ENGINEER,
NORTH-SQUARE, DORCHESTER, MANUFACTURER of the following MACHINERY :
Steam Engines, Boilers, and Ironwork.
Water Wheels, Turbines, and Hydraulic Machinery.
Corn and Bone Mills, Millstones, Flour Machines, &c.
Brewers and Distillers' Millwork.
Stone Sawing and Dressing Machines, Contractors Plant.
Screw, Paddle, Yacht, and Launch Engines.
Steam and Hand Winches, Ship Pumps.
Steam, Hydraulic, and Hand Cranes, Hoists, &c.
Portable Engines, Horse Gears, and Threshing Machines.
Horizontal and Vertical combined Engines and Boilers, with gearing for Pumping, Winding, and Sawing.
Mineral Locomotives.
Timber and Deal Frames, Band and Circular Saws.
Printing Presses and Founding Machines.
Aerated Water Machinery.
BRASS CASTING.
Screw Cutting, Planing, Boring, and Smith's Work.
High and Low Pressure Steam Engines Compounded.
Cylinders Bored.'[3]
1882 Advert: 'IMPORTANT NOTICE TO FARMERS, MILLERS, BREWERS, &c.
CROCKER & CO.
IRONMONGERS, ENGINEERS, & IRONFOUNDERS, DORCHESTER & WAREHAM, HAVING bought the whole of the Large and Valuable Assortment of PATTERNS made by Messrs. Winter and Hossey, and lately belonging to Mr. Tracy, Engineer and Millwright, North-square, Dorchester, will have much pleasure in SUPPLYING CASTINGS from any of the above, or from their own Large Stock of Patterns.
Ten per Cent. off for Cash.'[4]
1892 'Death an Old Inhabitant.— Mr. J. M. Hossey, of South Street, who has been failing in health for some time, having had paralytic seizures, died on Friday, at the age 77. Mr. Hossey had retired from business for a considerable period, but he was originally a member of the now defunct firm of Winter and Hossey, who occupied the building now known as the North Square Assembly Rooms, engineers. Among his circle of acquaintances the deceased was generally respected. The funeral took place Tuesday, Messrs. Hannah and Holland being the undertakers.'[5]