Maudslay Sons & Field
Other Business Names:
- Maudslay, Henry, & Co
- Maudslay, Henry
- Field, Joshua
- National Co for Boat Building by Machinery
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Greenwich, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Lambeth, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Luxury / consumer goods production
Clock, watch & chronometer making
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Mechanical engineering
Machine tool production
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Transport equipment production
Marine engines & other marine equipment production
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Transport equipment production
Shipbuilding & repairing exc small craft
Notes:
Traced origins to Henry Maudslay, 1771-1831, who initially worked for Joseph Bramah. Established himself in business in 1798, later trading as Henry Maudslay & Co and, after being joined by Joshua Field, 1787-1863, as Maudslay Sons & Field. Emerged as a leading engineering business. Initially based in central London and at Lambeth from 1810. Designed and made a wide range of innovative machinery. Early on most notably made block making machinery for use at Portsmouth Dockyard, and later marine engines inc time balls and machine tools. From c1864-70s built ships in the Greenwich yard acquired from the National Co for Boat Building by Machinery. Succeeded in business by his sons. Incorporated 1889. Closed Lambeth Works 1900. Business finally wound up 1904.
Publications:
- Contribution of Maudslay, Sons & Field to the development of time balls in Australia by Kinns, Roger, & Lesley Abell
- Early machine tools of Henry Maudslay by Benson, W A S
- English and American Tool Builders by Roe, Joseph W
- Henry Maudslay, 1771-1831 by Gilbert, Keith R
- Henry Maudslay, 1771-1831, and Maudslay Sons & Field Ltd by Petree, J Foster
- Henry Maudslay and the Pioneers of the Machine Age by Cantrell, John A, & Gillian Cookson (eds)
- 'Henry Maudslay' in J A Cantrell & G Cookson (eds), Henry Maudslay and the Pioneers of the Machine Age by Cantrell, John A
- 'Henry Maudslay' in J W Roe, English and American Tool Builders by Roe, Joseph W
- 'Henry Maudslay' in S Smiles, Industrial Biography. Iron workers and tool makers by Smiles, Samuel
- 'Henry Maudslay' in W Walker, Memoirs of the Distinguished Men of Science of Great Britain Living in the Year 1807-8 by Walker, William
- Henry Maudslay. Machine builder by Gilbert, Keith R
- 'Henry Maudslay, master mechanic' in R L T Rolt, Great Engineers by Rolt, L T C
- Henry Maudslay. Pioneer of precision by Petree, J Foster
- 'Henry Maudsley. Pioneer of precision' in E G Sempler (ed), Engineering Heritage. Highlights from the history of mechanical engineering. Volume 1 by Petree, J Foster
- Iron Men. How one London factory powered the Industrial Revolution and shaped the modern world by Waller, David
- Iron Shipbuilding on the Thames, 1832-1915. An economic and business history by Arnold, A J
- Joshua Field's diary of a tour in 1821 through the provinces, 1821, Part II; with introduction and notes by Smith, E C
- Joshua Field's diary of a tour in the Midlands, 1821; with introduction and notes by Hall, John W
- Lambeth Works of Maudslay, Sons & Field by Petree, J Foster
- Letters of Marc Isambard Brunel by Jenkins, Rhys
- 'Maudslay Sons & Field, 1831-1904' in J A Cantrell & G Cookson (eds), Henry Maudslay and the Pioneers of the Machine Age by Ince, Laurence
- Maudslay, Sons & Field as general engineers by Petree, J Foster
- 'Maudslay, Sons & Field's Greenwich Shipyard' in C Ellmers (ed), Proceedings of the Fifth Symposium on Shipbuilding on the Thames ... 2012 by Mills, Mary
- Maudslay touch. Henry Maudslay, product of the past and maker of the future by Evans, Francis
- Memoir of Joshua Field by Unknown
- Memories of Maudslay Sons & Field by Robertson, Walter H A
- Sad anniversary. The death of Maudslay, Sons & Field by Sharp, R
- Sir Joseph Whitworth. 'The world's best mechanician' by Atkinson, Norman
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Maudslay, Henry, & Co
- Maudslay, Henry
- Field, Joshua
- National Co for Boat Building by Machinery
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Greenwich, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
- Lambeth, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Luxury / consumer goods production Clock, watch & chronometer making
- Mechanical engineering Machine tool production
- Transport equipment production Marine engines & other marine equipment production
- Transport equipment production Shipbuilding & repairing exc small craft
Notes:
Traced origins to Henry Maudslay, 1771-1831, who initially worked for Joseph Bramah. Established himself in business in 1798, later trading as Henry Maudslay & Co and, after being joined by Joshua Field, 1787-1863, as Maudslay Sons & Field. Emerged as a leading engineering business. Initially based in central London and at Lambeth from 1810. Designed and made a wide range of innovative machinery. Early on most notably made block making machinery for use at Portsmouth Dockyard, and later marine engines inc time balls and machine tools. From c1864-70s built ships in the Greenwich yard acquired from the National Co for Boat Building by Machinery. Succeeded in business by his sons. Incorporated 1889. Closed Lambeth Works 1900. Business finally wound up 1904.Publications:
- Contribution of Maudslay, Sons & Field to the development of time balls in Australia by Kinns, Roger, & Lesley Abell
- Early machine tools of Henry Maudslay by Benson, W A S
- English and American Tool Builders by Roe, Joseph W
- Henry Maudslay, 1771-1831 by Gilbert, Keith R
- Henry Maudslay, 1771-1831, and Maudslay Sons & Field Ltd by Petree, J Foster
- Henry Maudslay and the Pioneers of the Machine Age by Cantrell, John A, & Gillian Cookson (eds)
- 'Henry Maudslay' in J A Cantrell & G Cookson (eds), Henry Maudslay and the Pioneers of the Machine Age by Cantrell, John A
- 'Henry Maudslay' in J W Roe, English and American Tool Builders by Roe, Joseph W
- 'Henry Maudslay' in S Smiles, Industrial Biography. Iron workers and tool makers by Smiles, Samuel
- 'Henry Maudslay' in W Walker, Memoirs of the Distinguished Men of Science of Great Britain Living in the Year 1807-8 by Walker, William
- Henry Maudslay. Machine builder by Gilbert, Keith R
- 'Henry Maudslay, master mechanic' in R L T Rolt, Great Engineers by Rolt, L T C
- Henry Maudslay. Pioneer of precision by Petree, J Foster
- 'Henry Maudsley. Pioneer of precision' in E G Sempler (ed), Engineering Heritage. Highlights from the history of mechanical engineering. Volume 1 by Petree, J Foster
- Iron Men. How one London factory powered the Industrial Revolution and shaped the modern world by Waller, David
- Iron Shipbuilding on the Thames, 1832-1915. An economic and business history by Arnold, A J
- Joshua Field's diary of a tour in 1821 through the provinces, 1821, Part II; with introduction and notes by Smith, E C
- Joshua Field's diary of a tour in the Midlands, 1821; with introduction and notes by Hall, John W
- Lambeth Works of Maudslay, Sons & Field by Petree, J Foster
- Letters of Marc Isambard Brunel by Jenkins, Rhys
- 'Maudslay Sons & Field, 1831-1904' in J A Cantrell & G Cookson (eds), Henry Maudslay and the Pioneers of the Machine Age by Ince, Laurence
- Maudslay, Sons & Field as general engineers by Petree, J Foster
- 'Maudslay, Sons & Field's Greenwich Shipyard' in C Ellmers (ed), Proceedings of the Fifth Symposium on Shipbuilding on the Thames ... 2012 by Mills, Mary
- Maudslay touch. Henry Maudslay, product of the past and maker of the future by Evans, Francis
- Memoir of Joshua Field by Unknown
- Memories of Maudslay Sons & Field by Robertson, Walter H A
- Sad anniversary. The death of Maudslay, Sons & Field by Sharp, R
- Sir Joseph Whitworth. 'The world's best mechanician' by Atkinson, Norman