Gwynnes Pumps Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Gwynne, James
- Gwynne, John
- Gwynne, J & H
- Gwynnes Ltd
- Foster, William, & Co Ltd
- Allen, W H, & Co Ltd
- Allen Gwynnes Pumps Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hammersmith, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Mechanical engineering
Pump & hydraulic machinery production
Notes:
Established at Essex Street Wharf, London, in 1849 by John, d1855, and James Gwynne. Later Holborn based. From early days manufactured pumps. 1882 for short time started private supply of electricity. Sometime business split into two separate entities. J & H Gwynne incorporated 1898. 1904 reorganised when two business reunited as Gwynnes Ltd at Hammersmith. Acquired by William Foster & Co Ltd in 1927, production moved to Lincoln. Acquired in 1960 by W H Allen & Co Ltd and subsequently traded as Allen Gwynnes Pumps Ltd
Publications:
- A Munition Worker's Career at Messrs Gwynne's, Chiswick, 1915-1919 by Williams, Joan
- Gwynnes Pumps. Over 100 years of service by Unknown
- House of Gwynne. Cars, pumps and aeroengines, 1849-1968 by Good, Ken
- Land Drainage Pumps by Unknown
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Gwynne, James
- Gwynne, John
- Gwynne, J & H
- Gwynnes Ltd
- Foster, William, & Co Ltd
- Allen, W H, & Co Ltd
- Allen Gwynnes Pumps Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hammersmith, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Mechanical engineering Pump & hydraulic machinery production
Notes:
Established at Essex Street Wharf, London, in 1849 by John, d1855, and James Gwynne. Later Holborn based. From early days manufactured pumps. 1882 for short time started private supply of electricity. Sometime business split into two separate entities. J & H Gwynne incorporated 1898. 1904 reorganised when two business reunited as Gwynnes Ltd at Hammersmith. Acquired by William Foster & Co Ltd in 1927, production moved to Lincoln. Acquired in 1960 by W H Allen & Co Ltd and subsequently traded as Allen Gwynnes Pumps LtdPublications:
- A Munition Worker's Career at Messrs Gwynne's, Chiswick, 1915-1919 by Williams, Joan
- Gwynnes Pumps. Over 100 years of service by Unknown
- House of Gwynne. Cars, pumps and aeroengines, 1849-1968 by Good, Ken
- Land Drainage Pumps by Unknown