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The now demolished former Ruston Works and William Sinclair off Tritton Road in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The site was acquired by Ruston Proctor and Co in 1911 as timber yard and woodworks stretching from Upper Witham on east to Waterloo Street on west with Foster's Wellington Works and Cannons Glue Works on north and Main Drain on south.
From 1920-25 the Ruston Car was made here, but it was not competitive. Large numbers of industrial narrow-gauge locomotives and shunters were next produced in the 1930s. WW2 saw the production of engines for a wide variety of uses, as well as Matilda, Crusader and Cavalier tanks. The whole site was later occupied by Sinclair
In 2018 proposals were submitted by John Rumsey of Riverstone Dev 1 Limited, for the demolition of the 231,000 sq ft building off Tritton Road, along with the buildings from the former William Sinclair Horticulture site on Firth Road, which closed in 2015 – resulting in the loss of 74 jobs.
Information Sources:
cityx.co.uk/2018/09/iconic-rustons-building-earmarked-for...
www.heritageconnectlincoln.com/character-area/tritton-roa...
43146
The now demolished former Ruston Works and William Sinclair off Tritton Road in Lincoln, Lincolnshire.
The site was acquired by Ruston Proctor and Co in 1911 as timber yard and woodworks stretching from Upper Witham on east to Waterloo Street on west with Foster's Wellington Works and Cannons Glue Works on north and Main Drain on south.
From 1920-25 the Ruston Car was made here, but it was not competitive. Large numbers of industrial narrow-gauge locomotives and shunters were next produced in the 1930s. WW2 saw the production of engines for a wide variety of uses, as well as Matilda, Crusader and Cavalier tanks. The whole site was later occupied by Sinclair
In 2018 proposals were submitted by John Rumsey of Riverstone Dev 1 Limited, for the demolition of the 231,000 sq ft building off Tritton Road, along with the buildings from the former William Sinclair Horticulture site on Firth Road, which closed in 2015 – resulting in the loss of 74 jobs.
Information Sources:
cityx.co.uk/2018/09/iconic-rustons-building-earmarked-for...
www.heritageconnectlincoln.com/character-area/tritton-roa...