James Watt
James Watt (1736-1819), Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer. As Boulton & Watt, he formed a successful partnership with Matthew Boulton, who owned the Soho Foundry works near Birmingham. He is ...
James Watt
James Watt (1736-1819), Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer. As Boulton & Watt, he formed a successful partnership with Matthew Boulton, who owned the Soho Foundry works near Birmingham. He is famous ...
JCB Lakeside Club, Rocester
JCB Lakeside Club on the Hollington Road was built in 1982 by converting an exisiting canal warehouse which served the now vanished Uttoxeter Canal.
John Bagnall in his Hand-built Car, Stafford,
Miniature petrol car built by John Bagnall whose family owned Bagnall's Carriage Works. The car had to be taxed, and he was often seen driving it around Stafford.
His hobby led to his model-making ...
John Bagnall's Engineering Works, Exterior View, Stafford,
Entrance to John Bagnall's carriage works, Pitcher Bank. The building was once used as a brewery, but has now been replaced by the Police Station and Magistrates Court.
The wagons and carts were built ...
John Bagnall's Trade Stand, The County Show, Stafford,
John Bagnall's trade stand with farm machinery at the County Show, Common Road site. Bagnall's Victoria Works were located near Pitcher Bank, and later on South Walls.
Staffordshire Agricultural Society's ...
John Bagnall's Victoria Works, Stafford,
Bagnall's Carriage Works in South Walls, known as the Victoria Works. His son, John, opened his model supply making business here in 1936.
The Bagnall's Models still trades and moved to its present ...
Keats & Bexon Factory, Corporation Street
A view of the former Keats & Bexon factory on Corporation Street, now occupied by Travis Perkins building supplies. The original factory frontage (painted white) has since been demolished. The tower ...
Knobbly Knees Competition at Stychfields Hall, Stafford
This photograph of a knobbly Knees competition was taken at the English Electric’s Stychfields Hall in Stafford during the Stores and Supply Departments annual dinner-dance. Around 300 employees and ...
Lichfield Agricultural Co. (Bamfords) Ltd., Burton Road, Lichfield
Name plate from an agricultural implement or machine supplied by the Lichfield Agricultural Co (Bamfords) Ltd of Burton Road Garage, Lichfield. Henry Bamford and Sons of Uttoxeter purchased the Lichfield ...
Lloyd's Chain testing Station, Cradley Heath
The newly built Lloyd's Chain testing Station, Cradley Heath. The Staffordshire Public Chain & Anchor Testing Co. was founded in 1812 and later became Lloyds British Testing Co.
Photographer: Albert ...
Load testing, British Reinforced Concrete, Stafford
Load testing a reinforced concrete panel made for a bakery floor at the British Reinforced Concrete factory, Stafford.
The British Reinforced Concrete Engineering Company manufactured reinforced concrete ...
Loading furnace, Bamford's foundry, Uttoxeter
Bamfords was founded in 1871 in Uttoxeter by Henry Bamford and made water pumps, taps and agricultural machinery. Joseph Cyril Bamford split off from the Bamford company in 1945 to set up what has become ...
Locomotive, Bagnall's Engineering Works, Stafford
The yard of W.G. Bagnall Ltd. with a group of workers from the Blacksmiths' shop. Behind them is a completed locomotive. Fourth from the right is Mr Homer, foreman.
W.G. Bagnall Ltd. was established ...
Locomotive, Bagnall's Engineering Works, Stafford
Locomotive type E2323, being shipped whole from Tilbury Docks. This engine was ordered by the Federated Malay States Railways.
W.G. Bagnall Ltd. was established in 1870 in Castle Street. Bagnall's ...
Locomotive, Bagnall's Engineering Works, Stafford,
Bagnall's trade card showing a locomotive type E2473, made for Huntley and Palmer Ltd. This is a "Fireless loco". It is powered by a high pressure and temperature water boiler, realeasing to the cylinders ...
Locomotive, Bagnall's Engineering Works, Stafford,
Bagnall's trade card showing a locomotive type E2629, named 'Staveley'.
W.G. Bagnall Ltd. was established in 1870 in Castle Street. Bagnall's first locomotive was produced in 1875, the company going ...
Locomotive, Bagnall's Engineering Works, Stafford,
Bagnall's trade card showing a locomotive type E2488.
W.G. Bagnall Ltd. was established in 1870 in Castle Street. Bagnall's first locomotive was produced in 1875, the company going on to produce machines ...