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From 1857 the business is referred to as [[Crosskill and Co]] | From 1857 the business is referred to as [[Crosskill and Co]] | ||
A disastrous fire happened on his premises | |||
1860 Exhibited several new implements - root-cutters, pulpers and a horse-collar made of iron. | |||
By 1861 the works were being run by the trustees for William Crosskill | By 1861 the works were being run by the trustees for William Crosskill | ||
Revision as of 17:53, 19 October 2019
of Beverley Iron Works, near Hull
See also Crosskill and Co
1825 Established by William Crosskill, a whitesmith, who made articles in cast iron, such as railings and lamp standards for the Beverley gas undertaking.
1830 Crosskill invented the clod-crusher for dealing with clods that had not been broken down by ploughs or harrowing[1]
1830s expanded into the manufacture of agricultural machinery in the 1830s and increasingly concentrated on this area.
1844 Crosskill provided lamp standards for the street lighting system installed in Hamburg
1847 the year of the collapse of the railway boom, Crosskill's was in difficulty and was mortgaged to the East Riding Bank.
1849 A branch in Liverpool sold kits of emigrants' tools. His catalogue shows a wide range of machines, the best known being the clod-crusher, of which he had sold 2,478 by 1850, but he also produced ploughs, harrows, and threshing machines.
1850 Branch at Victoria Wheel Works, Blackstock Street, Liverpool.[2]
1851 Award at the 1851 Great Exhibition. See details at 1851 Great Exhibition: Reports of the Juries: Class V. and at 1851 Great Exhibition: Reports of the Juries: Class IX.. Listed as W. Crosskill
During the Crimean War the firm produced over 3,000 army carts and wagons and some ordnance: yet in 1855, when trade in Hull was depressed as a result of the war, the bank foreclosed.
From 1857 the business is referred to as Crosskill and Co
A disastrous fire happened on his premises
1860 Exhibited several new implements - root-cutters, pulpers and a horse-collar made of iron.
By 1861 the works were being run by the trustees for William Crosskill
1861 William's sons, Alfred and Edmund carried on business in Beverley as A. and E. Crosskill, which became William Crosskill and Sons in 1864.
1863 The Beverley Iron Works were put up for sale[3]
1864 Deed of assignment relating to bankruptcy concerning William Crosskill, of Beverley, in the county of York, Gentleman, second part; Edmund Crosskill, of Beverley aforesaid, Agricultural Implement Maker, John Barff Charlesworth, of Lofthouse, in the said county of York, Coal Owner[4]
1864 The firm was sold to a company led by Sir Henry Edwards, the Conservative M.P. for the town.
After 1864 the firm was continued under the name of the Beverley Iron and Wagon Co
1863 Notice from the London Gazette[5]
Important to Ironfounders, Agricultural Implement Manufacturers, and Capitalists
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TO be sold by Tender, the old established and well-known ironfoundry and agricultural implement manufactory, called The Beverley Iron Works, situate at Beverley, in the county of York, with the steam engines, boilers, steam pipes, shafting, and gearing now standing thereon.
The premises occupy about 6A. 0R. 27P. of ground, and comprise four fixed steam-engines; large and convenient workshops, show-rooms, huge timber and other sheds, and timber yards, implement yard, and every requisite convenience for carrying on the businesses, of an ironfounder and agricultural implement maker on a very extended scale.
The workshops are amongst the largest, most commodious, and best fitted up in the kingdom.
A very extensive business has been for above 30 years carried on at the manufactory, first by Mr. William Crosskill and afterwards by his trustees; about 400 workmen are generally employed on the premises.
There is a short private railway from the manufactory into the Bridlington branch of the North-Eastern Railway, which runs close by the works.
The establishment and its capabilities are well known to agriculturists throughout the Kingdom. In 1856 several Government orders for 1,333 carts and 1,237 waggons, comprising 2570 in the whole, were, executed within 34 weeks, and another Government order for 500 carts and 600 waggons was executed on the premises between the 1st January and the 22nd March in last year, in addition to making 3500 barrows for the Government within the same period.
The manufactory is in full working order, and the business connection is most extensive.
The purchaser will have to take the steam saw mills and other machinery, tools and patterns (excepting only the steam engines, boilers, shafting, gearing and steam pipes) on the premises at the time of sale at a valuation. This machinery is of a very superior description, and is fitted with most of the modern improvements.
The purchaser will also have the privilege of taking, if he thinks proper, but not otherwise, the stock of timber which may be on the premises at a valuation. This stock of timber is believed to contain one of the largest and most valuable in England, suitable for the manufacture of agricultural implements in the hands of any private firm.
Sealed tenders, under cover, for the purchase of the premises are to be delivered at the chambers of the Master of the Rolls, in Chancery-lane, London, addressed to his Chief Clerk, Mr. George Whiting, before twelve o'clock at noon, on the 30th day of July, 1863. The vendors do not bind themselves to take the highest tender.
The purchaser will have to sign a contract with the conditions of sale, which the Judge has approved of.
The manufactory can be viewed on application to Mr. Thomas Ellery Turner, of Beverley, and printed particulars and conditions of sale may be had (gratis) in London, of Messrs. Hollings, Sharp, and Ullithorne, Solicitors, No, 1, Field-court, Gray's-inn; and Messrs. Johnson and Weatherall, Solicitors, King's Bench-walk, Temple; and in the country, of Mr. John Blythe Robinson, Solicitor, Beverley, and Messrs. Leemau and Clark, Solicitors, York.
See Also
Sources of Information
- [1] A History of the County of York East Riding: Volume 6, the Borough and Liberties of Beverley. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1989.
- 'Crosskills of Beverley', by G. P. Brown, E. Yorks. Loc. Hist. Soc. Bulletin, xxvi. 7-9.