London Hydraulic Power Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- General Hydraulic Power Co Ltd
- Wharves & Warehouses Steam Power & Hydraulic Pressure Co
- Liverpool Hydraulic Power Co
- GHP Group Ltd
- Low & Bonar Group Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Utility services
Hydraulic power services
Notes:
Established in 1882 as General Hydraulic Power Co Ltd to acquire Wharves & Warehouses Steam Power & Hydraulic Pressure Co and Liverpool Hydraulic Power Co. The former had been formed in 1871 and in 1884 was renamed London Hydraulic Power Co. Supplied power for operating lifting equipment, eg cranes, lifts, etc, initially in docklands and latterly across central London. Post 1882 expanded significantly. 1961 renamed GHP Group Ltd. Acquired in 1977 by Low & Bonar Group Ltd by which time power provision had ceased
Publications:
- 'Hydraulic power' in R J M Carr (ed), Dockland. An illustrated historical survey of life and work in east London by Smith, Tim R
- Hydraulic power in the Port of London by Smith, Tim R
- 'London Hydraulic Power Co' in B Pugh, The Hydraulic Age. Public power supplies before electricity by Pugh, Brinley
- London lifts and hydraulic power by Turvey, Ralph
- Review of the Services of the General Hydraulic Power Co Ltd by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- General Hydraulic Power Co Ltd
- Wharves & Warehouses Steam Power & Hydraulic Pressure Co
- Liverpool Hydraulic Power Co
- GHP Group Ltd
- Low & Bonar Group Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Utility services Hydraulic power services
Notes:
Established in 1882 as General Hydraulic Power Co Ltd to acquire Wharves & Warehouses Steam Power & Hydraulic Pressure Co and Liverpool Hydraulic Power Co. The former had been formed in 1871 and in 1884 was renamed London Hydraulic Power Co. Supplied power for operating lifting equipment, eg cranes, lifts, etc, initially in docklands and latterly across central London. Post 1882 expanded significantly. 1961 renamed GHP Group Ltd. Acquired in 1977 by Low & Bonar Group Ltd by which time power provision had ceasedPublications:
- 'Hydraulic power' in R J M Carr (ed), Dockland. An illustrated historical survey of life and work in east London by Smith, Tim R
- Hydraulic power in the Port of London by Smith, Tim R
- 'London Hydraulic Power Co' in B Pugh, The Hydraulic Age. Public power supplies before electricity by Pugh, Brinley
- London lifts and hydraulic power by Turvey, Ralph
- Review of the Services of the General Hydraulic Power Co Ltd by Unknown