Handyside, Andrew, & Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Britannia Foundry
- Britannia Iron Works
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Derby, City of Derby, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Architectural metal products manufacture inc windows, gates, rainwater goods, etc
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Mechanical engineering
Engine & turbine production exc transport
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Structural metal products manufacture inc prefabricated buildings, bridges, gasholders, etc
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Transmission machinery production inc millwright work
Notes:
Established 1848 when Andrew Handyside took over the Britannia Foundry, aka Britannia Iron Works, Derby. In 1840s making steam engines, millwork and machinery for breweries, collieries and waterworks. Later made materials for the railways and especially structural metal products such as bridges and train sheds. Also market halls. Emphasis on prefabricated buildings for export. Business wound up in early 20th century
Publications:
- 'Britannia Foundry & Engineering Works of Messrs Handyman & Co' in George Measom, Official Illustrated Guide to the Great Northern Railway; including the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire and Midland Railway by Measom, George
- 'Britannia Iron Works' in J P S Davies, Antique Garden Ornaments. 300 years of creativity. Artists, manufacturers and materials by Davies, John P S
- Exported buildings of Andrew Handyside & Co of Derby by Higgs, Malcolm
- Exported iron buildings of Andrew Handyside & Co of Derby by Higgs, Malcolm
- Handysides' Cast Iron by Taylor, Richard I C
- Steel and Iron Structures Made and Erected by Andrew Handyside & Co Ltd, Derby and London by Unknown
- Works in Iron. Bridge and roof structures with examples of structures made and erected by Andrew Handyside & Co by Unknown
- Works in Iron by A Handyside & Co by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Britannia Foundry
- Britannia Iron Works
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Derby, City of Derby, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Architectural metal products manufacture inc windows, gates, rainwater goods, etc
- Mechanical engineering Engine & turbine production exc transport
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Structural metal products manufacture inc prefabricated buildings, bridges, gasholders, etc
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Transmission machinery production inc millwright work
Notes:
Established 1848 when Andrew Handyside took over the Britannia Foundry, aka Britannia Iron Works, Derby. In 1840s making steam engines, millwork and machinery for breweries, collieries and waterworks. Later made materials for the railways and especially structural metal products such as bridges and train sheds. Also market halls. Emphasis on prefabricated buildings for export. Business wound up in early 20th centuryPublications:
- 'Britannia Foundry & Engineering Works of Messrs Handyman & Co' in George Measom, Official Illustrated Guide to the Great Northern Railway; including the Manchester, Sheffield & Lincolnshire and Midland Railway by Measom, George
- 'Britannia Iron Works' in J P S Davies, Antique Garden Ornaments. 300 years of creativity. Artists, manufacturers and materials by Davies, John P S
- Exported buildings of Andrew Handyside & Co of Derby by Higgs, Malcolm
- Exported iron buildings of Andrew Handyside & Co of Derby by Higgs, Malcolm
- Handysides' Cast Iron by Taylor, Richard I C
- Steel and Iron Structures Made and Erected by Andrew Handyside & Co Ltd, Derby and London by Unknown
- Works in Iron. Bridge and roof structures with examples of structures made and erected by Andrew Handyside & Co by Unknown
- Works in Iron by A Handyside & Co by Unknown