Green, Thomas, & Son Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Smithfield Works
- Blackburn Aircraft Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
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Mechanical engineering
Agricultural, forestry & garden machinery, implements, etc, production
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Mechanical engineering
Construction equipment production inc steam rollers
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Transport equipment production
Steam road vehicle production & repair
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Wire products inc rope manufacture
Notes:
Traced origins to 1835 when established in Leeds by Thomas Green as wire drawers and wire workers. 1850 relocated to Smithfield Works, Leeds. By 1855 making lawnmowers and by 1885 making tram steam locomotives. Later made general steam locomotives and steam road vehicles, most notably steam rollers. 1881 opened additional Surrey Works, Blackfriars, London. Incorporated 1879. 1951 acquired by Blackburn Aircraft Ltd and later part of Hawker Siddeley. Closed 1975
Publications:
- History of Thomas Green & Son Ltd by Pease, John
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Smithfield Works
- Blackburn Aircraft Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
- Mechanical engineering Agricultural, forestry & garden machinery, implements, etc, production
- Mechanical engineering Construction equipment production inc steam rollers
- Transport equipment production Steam road vehicle production & repair
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Wire products inc rope manufacture
Notes:
Traced origins to 1835 when established in Leeds by Thomas Green as wire drawers and wire workers. 1850 relocated to Smithfield Works, Leeds. By 1855 making lawnmowers and by 1885 making tram steam locomotives. Later made general steam locomotives and steam road vehicles, most notably steam rollers. 1881 opened additional Surrey Works, Blackfriars, London. Incorporated 1879. 1951 acquired by Blackburn Aircraft Ltd and later part of Hawker Siddeley. Closed 1975Publications:
- History of Thomas Green & Son Ltd by Pease, John