De Winton & Co
Other Business Names:
- Thomas, Owen
- De Winton, Jeffreys Parry
- Union Foundry
- De Winton's Foundry
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Gwynedd, Wales, Wales
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
Metal casting
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Transport equipment production
Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Structural metal products manufacture inc prefabricated buildings, bridges, gasholders, etc
Notes:
Traced origins to a foundry established in 1840s by Owen Thomas. Thomas was joined in partnership by Jeffreys Parry de Winton and the business traded as Union Foundry, later De Winton's Foundry. Cast architectural metal work which led on to building locomotives for state quarry railways, wagons, marine engines, components, etc. Closed c1901
Publications:
- Chronicles of a Caernarvon ironworks by Abbott, Rowland A S
- De Winton of Caernarfon, Engineers of Excellence by Fisher, Alfred, & Gwynfor P Jones
- De Winton's of Caernarfon, 1854-1892. Mr Owen Thomas and Jeffreys Parry de Winton. Maritime aspects of the Union Foundry business, Caernarfon by Lloyd, Lewis
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Thomas, Owen
- De Winton, Jeffreys Parry
- Union Foundry
- De Winton's Foundry
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Gwynedd, Wales, Wales
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 Metal casting
- Transport equipment production Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Structural metal products manufacture inc prefabricated buildings, bridges, gasholders, etc
Notes:
Traced origins to a foundry established in 1840s by Owen Thomas. Thomas was joined in partnership by Jeffreys Parry de Winton and the business traded as Union Foundry, later De Winton's Foundry. Cast architectural metal work which led on to building locomotives for state quarry railways, wagons, marine engines, components, etc. Closed c1901Publications:
- Chronicles of a Caernarvon ironworks by Abbott, Rowland A S
- De Winton of Caernarfon, Engineers of Excellence by Fisher, Alfred, & Gwynfor P Jones
- De Winton's of Caernarfon, 1854-1892. Mr Owen Thomas and Jeffreys Parry de Winton. Maritime aspects of the Union Foundry business, Caernarfon by Lloyd, Lewis