Rose Downs & Thompson Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Todd, John
- Campbell, Duncan
- Campbell & Ibbotson
- Downs, James
- Rose & Downs
- Power Gas Corp Ltd
- Davy Ashmore Group
- De Smet Group
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hull, City of Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Cannon, gun & shot founding inc cannon balls
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Fabricated metal products manufacture
Metal casting
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Mechanical engineering
Oil extraction inc seed crushing machinery production
Notes:
Established 1777 by John Todd, 1763-1838, as a foundry which cast, inter alia, cannons and mill and ship fittings. 1803 joined by Duncan Campbell, 1754-1833, who was later sole proprietor and whose family owned the business for over a century. From c1824 known as Campbell & Ibbotson. 1859 James Downs, 1830-1904, joined as manager and was to hugely influence the business, leading it to specialisation in making oil/seed crushing mill machinery and thereby serving local industry. By 1871 known as Rose & Downs and as Rose Downs & Thompson from 1874. 1893 incorporated. Developed a major international business in oil extraction machinery. From 1947 closely associated with Power Gas Corp Ltd and later owned by Davy Ashmore Group. 1988 acquired by De Smet Group
Publications:
- At the Tail of Two Centuries; being a brief history of the foundation and development of Rose, Downs & Thompson Ltd, Old Foundry, Hull by Unknown
- Rose Downs & Thompson Ltd by Unknown
- The Rosedowns deposit by Oxley, Geoffrey W
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Todd, John
- Campbell, Duncan
- Campbell & Ibbotson
- Downs, James
- Rose & Downs
- Power Gas Corp Ltd
- Davy Ashmore Group
- De Smet Group
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Hull, City of Kingston upon Hull, Humberside, Yorkshire & the Humber, England
Sectors:
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Cannon, gun & shot founding inc cannon balls
- Fabricated metal products manufacture Metal casting
- Mechanical engineering Oil extraction inc seed crushing machinery production
Notes:
Established 1777 by John Todd, 1763-1838, as a foundry which cast, inter alia, cannons and mill and ship fittings. 1803 joined by Duncan Campbell, 1754-1833, who was later sole proprietor and whose family owned the business for over a century. From c1824 known as Campbell & Ibbotson. 1859 James Downs, 1830-1904, joined as manager and was to hugely influence the business, leading it to specialisation in making oil/seed crushing mill machinery and thereby serving local industry. By 1871 known as Rose & Downs and as Rose Downs & Thompson from 1874. 1893 incorporated. Developed a major international business in oil extraction machinery. From 1947 closely associated with Power Gas Corp Ltd and later owned by Davy Ashmore Group. 1988 acquired by De Smet GroupPublications:
- At the Tail of Two Centuries; being a brief history of the foundation and development of Rose, Downs & Thompson Ltd, Old Foundry, Hull by Unknown
- Rose Downs & Thompson Ltd by Unknown
- The Rosedowns deposit by Oxley, Geoffrey W