Difference between revisions of "John Ashbury"
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Originally in Commercial Street, Knott Mill, Manchester | Originally in Commercial Street, Knott Mill, Manchester | ||
1837 | 1837 Founded by [[John Ashbury (1806-1866)]] at Knott Mill, Gorton, south Manchester | ||
1844 April. Fire at Knott Mill <ref>Manchester Times - Saturday 27 April 1844</ref> | 1844 April. Fire at Knott Mill <ref>Manchester Times - Saturday 27 April 1844</ref> | ||
Revision as of 15:32, 5 October 2012
Originally in Commercial Street, Knott Mill, Manchester
1837 Founded by John Ashbury (1806-1866) at Knott Mill, Gorton, south Manchester
1844 April. Fire at Knott Mill [1]
1847 The Ashbury works moved to Ashton Old Road, Openshaw, south Manchester
By the late 1850s/early 1860s the company employed more than 3,000 people.
1862 The Ashbury works took limited liability as the Ashbury Railway Carriage and Iron Co
See Also
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Sources of Information
- ↑ Manchester Times - Saturday 27 April 1844