Penn, John, & Sons Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Thames Iron Works & Shipbuilding Co Ltd
- Penn, John, & Sons
- Penn, John
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Greenwich, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Transport equipment production
Marine engines & other marine equipment production
Notes:
Established by John Penn, 1770-1843, in 1799 as an agricultural and general engineering and when made, inter alia, millwork, agricultural implements, cranes, threadmills, etc. Built first marine steam engine in 1820s and emerged as a leading London mechanical engineering business. Early on known as John Penn & Son. A leading supplier to Royal Navy from 1840s. 1872 known as John Penn & Sons and incorporated 1889 as John Penn & Sons Ltd. 1899 amalgamated with Thames Iron Works & Shipbuilding Co Ltd and closed in 1912
Publications:
- 'John Penn & Sons. Marine engineers of Greenwich' in R Owen (ed), Shipbuilding and Ships on the Thames. Proceedings of a third symposium ... 2006 by Hartree, Richard
- John Penn & Sons of Greenwich by Hartree, Richard
- Shipbuilders of the Thames and Medway by Banbury, Philip
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Thames Iron Works & Shipbuilding Co Ltd
- Penn, John, & Sons
- Penn, John
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Greenwich, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Transport equipment production Marine engines & other marine equipment production
Notes:
Established by John Penn, 1770-1843, in 1799 as an agricultural and general engineering and when made, inter alia, millwork, agricultural implements, cranes, threadmills, etc. Built first marine steam engine in 1820s and emerged as a leading London mechanical engineering business. Early on known as John Penn & Son. A leading supplier to Royal Navy from 1840s. 1872 known as John Penn & Sons and incorporated 1889 as John Penn & Sons Ltd. 1899 amalgamated with Thames Iron Works & Shipbuilding Co Ltd and closed in 1912Publications:
- 'John Penn & Sons. Marine engineers of Greenwich' in R Owen (ed), Shipbuilding and Ships on the Thames. Proceedings of a third symposium ... 2006 by Hartree, Richard
- John Penn & Sons of Greenwich by Hartree, Richard
- Shipbuilders of the Thames and Medway by Banbury, Philip