Every, John, (Lewes) Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Phoenix Iron Works
- Every, John H
- East Sussex Engineering Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Brighton, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, South East, England
- Lewes, East Sussex, East Sussex, South East, England
Sectors:
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Architectural metal products manufacture inc windows, gates, rainwater goods, etc
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Metal casting
Notes:
Traced origins to 1835 when John Every, 1796-1887, iron and brass founder, established the Phoenix Iron Works. Bankrupt 1848 when business acquired by his son, John jun, 1819-1900, who expanded it; by 1856 it employed 30 men. 1855 opened a branch at Brighton with a Mr Newman. 1900 John H Every, d1941, succeeded to the business which was incorporated in 1943 as John Every (Lewes) Ltd. By 1948 employed 450. 1951 acquired from the Every family and renamed East Sussex Engineering Co Ltd. In early years made and especially repaired agricultural machinery. Latterly made fire grates, footscrapers, railings, manhole covers, cisterns, decorative ironwork notably for Sussex seaside resorts and for local railway stations
Publications:
- John Every's Phoenix Iron Works, Lewes by Blackwell, John
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Phoenix Iron Works
- Every, John H
- East Sussex Engineering Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Brighton, Brighton & Hove, East Sussex, South East, England
- Lewes, East Sussex, East Sussex, South East, England
Sectors:
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Architectural metal products manufacture inc windows, gates, rainwater goods, etc
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal casting
Notes:
Traced origins to 1835 when John Every, 1796-1887, iron and brass founder, established the Phoenix Iron Works. Bankrupt 1848 when business acquired by his son, John jun, 1819-1900, who expanded it; by 1856 it employed 30 men. 1855 opened a branch at Brighton with a Mr Newman. 1900 John H Every, d1941, succeeded to the business which was incorporated in 1943 as John Every (Lewes) Ltd. By 1948 employed 450. 1951 acquired from the Every family and renamed East Sussex Engineering Co Ltd. In early years made and especially repaired agricultural machinery. Latterly made fire grates, footscrapers, railings, manhole covers, cisterns, decorative ironwork notably for Sussex seaside resorts and for local railway stationsPublications:
- John Every's Phoenix Iron Works, Lewes by Blackwell, John