Drakes Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Drake, John
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Gas making plant production exc gasholders
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Construction
Other construction & civil engineering exc railways, roads & inland navigations
Notes:
Established by John Drake in 1847. By 1860s building 'metallurgical furnaces and setting retorts'. Incorporated c1902 as Drakes Ltd. By 20th century manufacturers and erectors of gas plant as gas constructional engineers. Still owned by Drake family in 1940s
Publications:
- 1847-1947. A century of service. Drakes Ltd by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Drake, John
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Halifax, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Gas making plant production exc gasholders
- Construction Other construction & civil engineering exc railways, roads & inland navigations
Notes:
Established by John Drake in 1847. By 1860s building 'metallurgical furnaces and setting retorts'. Incorporated c1902 as Drakes Ltd. By 20th century manufacturers and erectors of gas plant as gas constructional engineers. Still owned by Drake family in 1940sPublications:
- 1847-1947. A century of service. Drakes Ltd by Unknown