Fawcett Preston & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Perry, George
- Phoenix Foundry
- Darby
- Fawcett, William
- Fawcett & Co
- Metal Industries Group
- Rathbone & Fawcett
- Fawcett & Littledale
- Rathbone, Joseph, & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside, North West, England
- Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West, England
Sectors:
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Cannon, gun & shot founding inc cannon balls
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Mechanical engineering
Engine & turbine production exc transport
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Transport equipment production
Marine engines & other marine equipment production
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Mechanical engineering
Sugar processing machinery production
Notes:
Traced origins to George Perry, d1771, who established in 1758 the Phoenix Foundry at Liverpool as a branch of the Darby business at Coalbrookdale. Succeeded in 1771 by Joseph Rathbone & Co. Joined by William Fawcett and became Rathbone & Fawcett. 1793 William Fawcett acquired the foundry from Darbys and the firm became Fawcett & Co. Now made naval cannon. Failed 1810 when business continued as Fawcett & Littledale. About 1815 began making steam engines and roller mills especially for West Indies sugar industry and also marine engines. 1820s known as Fawcett Preston & Co. Developed as leading marine engine and sugar machinery manufacturers. Moved from Liverpool to Bromborough 1935. 1947 acquired by Metal Industries Group
Publications:
- Fossets. A record of two centuries of engineering by White, Horace
- Machinery Bicentenary by Unknown
- One of Anything. Two centuries of general engineering by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Perry, George
- Phoenix Foundry
- Darby
- Fawcett, William
- Fawcett & Co
- Metal Industries Group
- Rathbone & Fawcett
- Fawcett & Littledale
- Rathbone, Joseph, & Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bromborough, Wirral, Merseyside, North West, England
- Liverpool, Liverpool, Merseyside, North West, England
Sectors:
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Cannon, gun & shot founding inc cannon balls
- Mechanical engineering Engine & turbine production exc transport
- Transport equipment production Marine engines & other marine equipment production
- Mechanical engineering Sugar processing machinery production
Notes:
Traced origins to George Perry, d1771, who established in 1758 the Phoenix Foundry at Liverpool as a branch of the Darby business at Coalbrookdale. Succeeded in 1771 by Joseph Rathbone & Co. Joined by William Fawcett and became Rathbone & Fawcett. 1793 William Fawcett acquired the foundry from Darbys and the firm became Fawcett & Co. Now made naval cannon. Failed 1810 when business continued as Fawcett & Littledale. About 1815 began making steam engines and roller mills especially for West Indies sugar industry and also marine engines. 1820s known as Fawcett Preston & Co. Developed as leading marine engine and sugar machinery manufacturers. Moved from Liverpool to Bromborough 1935. 1947 acquired by Metal Industries GroupPublications:
- Fossets. A record of two centuries of engineering by White, Horace
- Machinery Bicentenary by Unknown
- One of Anything. Two centuries of general engineering by Unknown