of 63 and 56 Compton St, Goswell Road, London
of Belvedere Road, Westminster Bridge, London
of Engineering Works, Peterborough
1878 formerly Brotherhood and Hardingham; after Hardingham left, George Blake Oughterson joined as general manager — a position he held until 1897
1881 Opened larger works at Westminster Bridge
1882 An unknown lighting installation was powered by a dynamo by D. (sic) Gramme driven by a Brotherhood engine[1]. Could this have been at Holborn??
1902 Peter Brotherhood died[2]; Stanley Brotherhood, who had been general manager, stepped up to run the firm.
1903 Formation of Brotherhood-Crocker Motors
1907 Private company.
By 1911 had moved to Peterborough
1914 Manufacturers of High Speed Engines, Steam Turbines, Air Compressors, Fans and Fan Engines. Employees 850. [3]
Post WWI Made the 30-hp Peterbro tractor. Small numbers made for ten years.
1920 Produced a tractor for direct ploughing. [4]
1920 Became part of Agricultural and General Engineers.
1925 They opened a branch office at 324, Harrogate-road, Leeds, and that Mr E. Markham represented them in Yorkshire, Durham and Northumberland and the Grimsby area.[5]
1937 Compressor, engine and turbine manufacturers. [6]
1937 Company made public. Directors listed are: [7]
- Stanley Brotherhood Chairman
- Alexander Marcus Neal General Manager
- Wheaton Thomas Freestone Works Manager
- Francis Henry Davis Chief Designer
- Alan Herbert Carnt Departmental Manager
- John Howard Kemp-Welch London Office Manager
- Frederick George Haddy
1943 Large sleeve valve diesel engine. Exhibit at Anson Engine Museum.
1944 Advert for Brotherhood-Ricardo diesel engines 40-500 bhp with 2-8 cylinders. [8]
1945 Advert for steam engines and turbines. Brotherhood-Ricardo high-speed sleeve valve oil engines. [9]
1960 Advert. Compressor and power plant specialists. [10]
1961 Manufacturers of high pressure compressors for air and gases, compressors for torpedo service, torpedo tubes, steam turbines, turbo-generators, refrigerating plant, water cooling towers and specialised plant to customers' own designs. [11]
1965 Acquired the Sandiacre factory of Crossley-Premier Engines but not the business[12].
Peter Brotherhood Ltd continue to produce steam turbines and gas compressors in Peterborough. Company website.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Electrician, vol 8, 1882
- ↑ The Times, Friday, Oct 17, 1902
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book
- ↑ The Engineer of 10th December 1920 p582
- ↑ The Engineer 1925/07/03
- ↑ 1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries
- ↑ The Times, Monday, Jul 05, 1937
- ↑ The Modern Diesel edited by Geoffrey Smith. Published by Iliffe & Sons 1944
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1945. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p26
- ↑ Mechanical World Year Book 1960. Published by Emmott and Co of Manchester. Advert p26
- ↑ 1961 Dun and Bradstreet KBE
- ↑ The Times, 21 June 1965
- Stationary Steam Engines of Great Britain by George Watkins. Vol 10