Barrett Exall & Andrewes
Other Business Names:
- Perry, Thomas
- Perry, Joseph
- Barrett, George
- Katesgrove Iron Works
- Reading Iron Works Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Reading, Reading, Berkshire, South East, England
Sectors:
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Mechanical engineering
Agricultural, forestry & garden machinery, implements, etc, production
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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
Steam road vehicle production & repair
Notes:
Established c1818 by Thomas and Joseph Perry. George Barrett joined 1825. Made agricultural machinery and, later, portable steam engines at Katesgrove Iron Works. Later still gas engines. Also made castings. For a while a leading agricultural machinery maker of national importance. Incorporated 1864 as Reading Iron Works Ltd. Closed 1888
Publications:
- Barrett, Exall & Andrewes' iron works at Reading. The partnership era, 1818-64 by Corley, T A B
- Barrett, Exall & Andrewes, the Reading Iron Works. The firm and its products by Green, Roy, & Jonathan Brown with T A B Corley
- 'Katesgrove Iron Works of Messrs Barrett, Exall & Andrewes' in George Measom, Official Illustrated Guide to the Great Western Railway; including the amalgamated West Mildland Line and the Chester & Holyhead Line, also the Isle of Man by Measom, George
- Some Notes of the Reading Iron Works Ltd (Barrett Exall & Andrewes), 1818-1887 by Corley, T A B
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Perry, Thomas
- Perry, Joseph
- Barrett, George
- Katesgrove Iron Works
- Reading Iron Works Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Reading, Reading, Berkshire, South East, England
Sectors:
- Mechanical engineering Agricultural, forestry & garden machinery, implements, etc, production
- Mechanical engineering Engine & turbine production exc transport
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal casting
- Transport equipment production Steam road vehicle production & repair
Notes:
Established c1818 by Thomas and Joseph Perry. George Barrett joined 1825. Made agricultural machinery and, later, portable steam engines at Katesgrove Iron Works. Later still gas engines. Also made castings. For a while a leading agricultural machinery maker of national importance. Incorporated 1864 as Reading Iron Works Ltd. Closed 1888Publications:
- Barrett, Exall & Andrewes' iron works at Reading. The partnership era, 1818-64 by Corley, T A B
- Barrett, Exall & Andrewes, the Reading Iron Works. The firm and its products by Green, Roy, & Jonathan Brown with T A B Corley
- 'Katesgrove Iron Works of Messrs Barrett, Exall & Andrewes' in George Measom, Official Illustrated Guide to the Great Western Railway; including the amalgamated West Mildland Line and the Chester & Holyhead Line, also the Isle of Man by Measom, George
- Some Notes of the Reading Iron Works Ltd (Barrett Exall & Andrewes), 1818-1887 by Corley, T A B