Britannia Foundry
Other Business Names:
- Williams, Robert
- Williams, J H, & Sons
- Owen, E R
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Gwynedd, Wales, Wales
Sectors:
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Mechanical engineering
Extraction machinery & other equipment production
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Metal casting
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Transport equipment production
Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
Notes:
Traced origins to c1851 and by 1868 operated by Robert Williams. From about early 1870s known as J H Williams & Sons. By 1927 in ownership of E R Owen when traded in his name, otherwise as Britannia Foundry. He may have been connected with H Owen & Son of Caernarfon, engineers. Closed c1958. Early on made foundry products such as manhole and drain covers but also had specialisation in slate quarrying machinery and railway wagons for local narrow gauge railways
Publications:
- Britannia Foundry, Portmadoc by Down, C G
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Williams, Robert
- Williams, J H, & Sons
- Owen, E R
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Porthmadog, Gwynedd, Gwynedd, Wales, Wales
Sectors:
- Mechanical engineering Extraction machinery & other equipment production
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal casting
- Transport equipment production Railway locomotive, rolling stock & components production & repair
Notes:
Traced origins to c1851 and by 1868 operated by Robert Williams. From about early 1870s known as J H Williams & Sons. By 1927 in ownership of E R Owen when traded in his name, otherwise as Britannia Foundry. He may have been connected with H Owen & Son of Caernarfon, engineers. Closed c1958. Early on made foundry products such as manhole and drain covers but also had specialisation in slate quarrying machinery and railway wagons for local narrow gauge railwaysPublications:
- Britannia Foundry, Portmadoc by Down, C G