Nowell, Hemingway and Pearson
The partnership of Benjamin Jonathan Nowell, John Hemingway and Charles Pearson
1840s Tendered for various contracts; carried out the stonework for the Britannia Bridge
1848 A series of seven arched bridges collapsed, in sequence, during their construction of the Ardwick branch of the L&YR, due to premature removal of the wooden centering of the seventh arch. The company had to bear to ~£500 cost of reconstruction[1]
1849 Advertised for sale plant and equipment used in construction of Ardwick branch of L&YR. Office location given as Beswick[2]
1852 Partnership dissolved: Benjamin Jonathan Nowell and John Hemingway, of Isle of Anglesea, Joseph Benjamin Hemingway, of Saint Mellons, and Charles Pearson, of Leequith [Leckwith?], contractors for public works, 24th Feb. Debts by Nowell.[3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- A biographical dictionary of civil engineers in Great Britain and Ireland By A. W. Skempton