Thursday 5 January 2017

England. 3: South East England

SOUTH EAST ENGLAND.
BERKSHIRE.
Reading. Griffith.

Griffith's self locking plate Railway Foundry, Reading. Patent no. 2724 1888. Seen in Henley.

Reading. Thames Water.

Thames Water, Inter-Ax EN124, D400 N Stanton LTS. Seen in Redhill.

Reading. Wilder.

J Wilder, Reading.

Sonning-on-Thames. Paddick.

S Paddick & Sons Ltd, Sonning-on-Thames. Seen in Henley.

Streatley. Smallbone.

J. Smallbone & Sons, builders, Streatley, air tight inspection cover.

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.
Aylesbury. Webster & Cannon.

Webster & Cannon, sanitary engineers, Aylesbury. Air tight inspection cover, double sealed. Seen in Waddesdon.

Gerrards Cross. Lovell.

Y J Lovell & Son, contractors, Gerrards Cross. Seen in Chichester.

HAMPSHIRE.
Southampton. Dibben.

William Dibben & Sons Ltd, Southampton, registered. British & AMR [?] standard. Seen in Beaulieu.

Southampton. Dibben.

Wm Dibben & Sons Ltd, Southampton. Seen in Hamble.

Southampton. Dibben.

Wm Dibben, Southampton. Seen in Winchester.

Southampton. Holt.

H J Holt Ltd, Bournemouth & Southampton. Seen in Wareham.

Lymington. Lymington Borough Council.

Borough of Lymington.

Winchester. Jewell.

P. C. Jewell City Foundry, Winchester.

KENT.
Ashford. Mather & Smith.

Mather & Smith Ltd, Ashford, Kent

Ashford. Mather & Smith.

Mather & Smith Ltd, Ashford, Kent. Seen in Chichester

Ashford. Mather & Smith.

Mather & Smith Ltd, Ashford, Kent, SW [inverted]. Seen in Worthing.

Ashford. Mather & Smith.

Mather & Smith Ltd, Ashford, Kent. Seen in Worthing.

Ashford. Mather & Smith.

Mather & Smith Ltd, Ashford, Kent. Seen in Worthing.

Lenham. Marley Extrusions.

Marley Extrusions, Lenham Kent. Seen in Wells.

Lenham. Marley Extrusions.

Marley Extrusions, Lenham Kent, BS 497, grade C. Seen in Vindolanda.

Maidstone. Elmore.

Thos Elmore, builder, Maidstone. Seen in Rochester.

Maidstone. Weeks.

W Weeks & Son Ltd, Maidstone. -
Rochester. Rochester Corporation.

City of Rochester.

Rochester. Rochester Corporation.

City of Rochester. Different arrangement of bezels.

Tonbridge. Seale & Austen.

Borough of Reigate. Seale & Austen ironfounders Tonbridge.

Tonbridge. Seale & Austen.

Borough of Reigate, Seale & Austen Ltd founders Tonbridge. Seen in Redhill.
OXFORDSHIRE.
Oxford. Dean.

Dean & Son, Oxford.

Oxford. Symm.

Symm & Co, Oxford, contractors.

Crowmarsh. Wilder.

W. Wilder & Sons, Crowmarsh. Seen in Didcot. Two lifting holes.

Crowmarsh. Wilder.

W. Wilder & Sons, Crowmarsh. Seen in Goring. One lifting hole.

Crowmarsh. Wilder.

W Wilder & Sons Ltd, Crowmarsh Oxon. WO.

SURREY.
Betchworth. Cummins.

G. Cummins & Son, sanitary engineers, Betchworth. Seen in Reigate.

Chertsey. Long Humphreys & Co

Long Humphreys & Co Ltd, Chertsey, Surrey. Seen in Reigate.

Dorking. Smyth.

Smyth & Co, founders Dorking. Seen in Brockham.

Guildford. Franks Harris.

Franks Harris Bros Ltd, Guildford, surface water. Seen in Goring.

Guildford. Franks Harris.

Franks Harris Bros Ltd, Guildford, soil. Seen in Didcot.

Hayle. Harvey.

Harvey & Co Ltd, Hayle. Seen in St Ives.

Reigate. Reigate Borough Council.

Borough of Reigate. Seale & Austen ironfounders Tonbridge.

Reigate. Seale & Austen.

Borough of Reigate, Seale & Austen Ltd founders Tonbridge. Seen in Redhill.
SUSSEX. In Sussex, despite its nearness to London, there is a good selection of the work of local foundries. This is perhaps an echo of the Wealden iron industry which was active since Roman times. The following ironfounders are listed in Kelly's 1915 county directory:
Arundel. Penfold, James Ltd. Ford Road. Also Pulborough
Burgess Hill. Hole, Ernest, Mill Road (advert)
Chichester. Halstead & Sons Ltd., 81 & 82, East Street
Chichester. Triggs Brothers, 174, Oving Road
Horsham. Horsham Engineering Works (H.J. & E.W.S.Lintott), near Railway Station
Hurst Green. Oakley, Albert
Lewes. Every, John, Phoenix Iron Works
Pulborough. Penfold, James Ltd. Also Arundel
Rye. Jones, Edward Percy S. Rother Iron Works
Worthing. Kimmins, Alfred H. & Co., Providence Terrace, Lyndhurst Road


Sussex. Westbourne RDC.

WRDC. A rural district council commissioned casting seen in Bosham.

Brighton. Reed.

C. G. Reed & Sons Ltd, Brighton. Seen in Haywards Heath.

Brighton. Virgo.


Chichester. Chichester Corporation.

Chichester Corporation Water Meter.

Chichester. Chichester Corporation.

Chichester Corporation Water Meter.

Chichester. Chichester Corporation.

London, A.C. Woodrow & Co. City of Chichester sewer.

Chichester. Rotary Club.

Rotary Clubs of Chichester. Tree of goodwill 2000. Geoffrey Osborne Ltd. Chichester City Council. Peter Savage Nuneaton. EN124 C2510. LK0034.

Haywards Heath. Finch.

H Finch, builder, Haywards Heath.

Horsham. Lintott.

H. & E. Lintott Ltd, Sewer, Horsham. Seen in Chichester.

Horsham. Lintott.

H. & E. Lintott Ltd, Meter, Horsham. Seen in Worthing.

Horsham. Lintott.

H & E Linttott Ltd, Horsham, meter. Seen in Arundel.

Horsham. Lintott.

H & E Linttott Ltd, Horsham, meter. Seen in Exmouth.

Lewes. Every.

John Every (Lewes) Ltd, surface water. Seen in Croydon.

Lewes. Every.

John Every Lewes. Seen in Croydon.

Lewes. Every.

J. Every Lewes. Seen in Croydon.

Lewes. Every.

Every, Lewes. Seen in Brighton where there are many similar but uninscribed designs.

Lewes. Phoenix Iron & Steel Works.

E. S. E. Phoenix, Lewes, England. Seen in Haywards Heath.
The Phoenix Iron and Steel Works also known as: The Phoenix Foundry, The Phoenix Ironworks, John Every Ltd and the East Sussex Engineering Company was central to the working lives of many Lewes families during its history. Established in 1832 in a small building at the bottom of North Street by John Every, the blast for the original furnace was provided by a horse driven fan. It grew into a modern prosperous business producing very high quality iron and steel work and closed in 1986.
Worthing. Kimmins.

A. Kimmins, W.T.C. Worthing.

Worthing. Patching.

E.T.Patching, Sanitary engineer, Worthing.

Worthing. Sandell.

Air tight inspection cover, Frank Sandell & Sons, Sanitary plumbers, Worthing.

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