047 Merryweather and Sons . a potted history
Merryweather and Sons a potet history
Merryweather & Sons of Clapham, later Greenwich, London, were builders of steam fire engines and steam tram engines, fire fighting. later moving to petrol powered fire engines. The genisis of the company began in 1690 shortly after the Great Fire of London. In 1790 Nathaniel Hadley became involved in the business which later became Hadley and Simpkin though this partnership was dissolved in 1796. Partnership carried on by us the undersigned Henry Richard Collard and Nathaniel Hadley the Younger, under the Firm of Hadley and Collard, later becoming known as Hadley and Simpkin. I1807 Moses Merryweather joined the company. Moses Merryweather took over the company in 1836.
The Merryweathers worked with the engineer Edward Field to fit his design of a vertical boiler onto a horse-drawn platform exhibiting at the Great Exhibition in 1851 were they received an award. Merryweather and Sons supplied fire engines and fire fighting equipment to the fire insurance companies, local parishes, the London Fire Engine Establishment, government and other public buildings, private businesses, the royal family and other wealthy individuals. Appliances were available in small sizes suitable for a country house, pumping about 100 gallons per minute, through to large dockyard models, rated at 2000 gallons per minute. A common size, popular with Borough fire brigades, was the double vertical boiler, that could pump between 250 and 450 gallons per minute. Merryweather also provided hydrants and mains water supplies for highly vulnerable sites such as theatres, where getting a strong enough supply of water could be a problem.
In 1899, Merryweather produced the world's first successful self-propelled steam fire engine, the 'Fire King. The first motorised fire engine in London was a Merryweather appliance delivered to the Finchley Fire Brigade in 1904. By 1914 the company were supplying Fire and water engineers. Specialities: steam fire engines, fire boats, motor fire apparatus, water supply, fire escapes and everything connected with fire extinction.
Merryweather supplied the steam machinery for John Grantham's steam tramcar in 1873. Between 1875 and 1892 the factory produced about 174 steam tram engines, of which 41 were used in Britain, 46 in Paris, also trams in Germany, Spain, Netherlands, New Zealand, Rangoon
In the 19th century and early 20th century, Merryweather & Sons produced firefighters' helmets based on a type that had been used in Paris.
In 1928 Merryweather and Sons Ltd took over Shand, Mason and Co. In 1966 Merryweather was taken over by Tecalemit and were merged with Foamite, another firm in the Tecalemit group. In 1970 Tecalemit sold Merryweather to Siebe, Gorman and Co
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047 Merryweather and Sons . a potted history
Merryweather and Sons a potet history
Merryweather & Sons of Clapham, later Greenwich, London, were builders of steam fire engines and steam tram engines, fire fighting. later moving to petrol powered fire engines. The genisis of the company began in 1690 shortly after the Great Fire of London. In 1790 Nathaniel Hadley became involved in the business which later became Hadley and Simpkin though this partnership was dissolved in 1796. Partnership carried on by us the undersigned Henry Richard Collard and Nathaniel Hadley the Younger, under the Firm of Hadley and Collard, later becoming known as Hadley and Simpkin. I1807 Moses Merryweather joined the company. Moses Merryweather took over the company in 1836.
The Merryweathers worked with the engineer Edward Field to fit his design of a vertical boiler onto a horse-drawn platform exhibiting at the Great Exhibition in 1851 were they received an award. Merryweather and Sons supplied fire engines and fire fighting equipment to the fire insurance companies, local parishes, the London Fire Engine Establishment, government and other public buildings, private businesses, the royal family and other wealthy individuals. Appliances were available in small sizes suitable for a country house, pumping about 100 gallons per minute, through to large dockyard models, rated at 2000 gallons per minute. A common size, popular with Borough fire brigades, was the double vertical boiler, that could pump between 250 and 450 gallons per minute. Merryweather also provided hydrants and mains water supplies for highly vulnerable sites such as theatres, where getting a strong enough supply of water could be a problem.
In 1899, Merryweather produced the world's first successful self-propelled steam fire engine, the 'Fire King. The first motorised fire engine in London was a Merryweather appliance delivered to the Finchley Fire Brigade in 1904. By 1914 the company were supplying Fire and water engineers. Specialities: steam fire engines, fire boats, motor fire apparatus, water supply, fire escapes and everything connected with fire extinction.
Merryweather supplied the steam machinery for John Grantham's steam tramcar in 1873. Between 1875 and 1892 the factory produced about 174 steam tram engines, of which 41 were used in Britain, 46 in Paris, also trams in Germany, Spain, Netherlands, New Zealand, Rangoon
In the 19th century and early 20th century, Merryweather & Sons produced firefighters' helmets based on a type that had been used in Paris.
In 1928 Merryweather and Sons Ltd took over Shand, Mason and Co. In 1966 Merryweather was taken over by Tecalemit and were merged with Foamite, another firm in the Tecalemit group. In 1970 Tecalemit sold Merryweather to Siebe, Gorman and Co
Diolch am 93,689,643 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mae pob un yn cael ei werthfawrogi'n fawr.
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Shot 09.05.2022 at Snowshill Manor, Snowshill, Glouc. REF 159d-047