Difference between revisions of "Philips and Lee"
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1805 The first industrial mill to be illuminated by gas was The Salford Cotton Mill of '''Philips and Lee''', which was fully lit by [[William Murdoch]] in 1805, four years after the idea was first broached. Initially this mill contained 50 gas lights, although this soon grew to 904. | 1805 The first industrial mill to be illuminated by gas was The Salford Cotton Mill of '''Philips and Lee''', which was fully lit by [[William Murdoch]] in 1805, four years after the idea was first broached. Initially this mill contained 50 gas lights, although this soon grew to 904. | ||
1821 [[John Philips]] left the partnership with Robert Philips, [[George Augustus Lee]], [[George Richard Philips]], and [[Nathaniel Philips]] as Merchants, and Manufacturers, at Manchester, under the firm of Philips and Lee<ref>London Gazette 24 August 1822</ref> | 1821 [[John Philips]] left the partnership with [[Robert Philips]], [[George Augustus Lee]], [[George Richard Philips]], and [[Nathaniel Philips]] as Merchants, and Manufacturers, at Manchester, under the firm of Philips and Lee<ref>London Gazette 24 August 1822</ref> | ||
1831 Dissolution of the Partnership between Sir George Philips, Robert Philips, and Nathaniel Philips, carrying on business at the Salford Cotton Mills, as Cotton-Spinners, under the firm of Philips and Lee. The business would be carried on by their successors, Messrs. [[Lambert, Hoole and Jackson|Lambert, Hoole, and Jackson]], who rented the Mills together with the machinery therein. Signed George Philips, Robert Philips, Nathl. Philips, John Lambert, Holland Hoole, John Jackson.<ref>London Gazette 25 March 1831</ref> | 1831 Dissolution of the Partnership between Sir George Philips, Robert Philips, and Nathaniel Philips, carrying on business at the Salford Cotton Mills, as Cotton-Spinners, under the firm of Philips and Lee. The business would be carried on by their successors, Messrs. [[Lambert, Hoole and Jackson|Lambert, Hoole, and Jackson]], who rented the Mills together with the machinery therein. Signed George Philips, Robert Philips, Nathl. Philips, John Lambert, Holland Hoole, John Jackson.<ref>London Gazette 25 March 1831</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 16:01, 17 April 2018
of Salford Cotton Mills, Manchester. See Salford Mills
Sometimes recorded as Phillips and Lee
1805 The first industrial mill to be illuminated by gas was The Salford Cotton Mill of Philips and Lee, which was fully lit by William Murdoch in 1805, four years after the idea was first broached. Initially this mill contained 50 gas lights, although this soon grew to 904.
1821 John Philips left the partnership with Robert Philips, George Augustus Lee, George Richard Philips, and Nathaniel Philips as Merchants, and Manufacturers, at Manchester, under the firm of Philips and Lee[1]
1831 Dissolution of the Partnership between Sir George Philips, Robert Philips, and Nathaniel Philips, carrying on business at the Salford Cotton Mills, as Cotton-Spinners, under the firm of Philips and Lee. The business would be carried on by their successors, Messrs. Lambert, Hoole, and Jackson, who rented the Mills together with the machinery therein. Signed George Philips, Robert Philips, Nathl. Philips, John Lambert, Holland Hoole, John Jackson.[2]