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Merryweather and Sons Fire Engine Works

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Operation

1876


Location

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Located in

London


Produced

horse-drawn fire engines, steam fire engines, water supply equipment, ice boats, safety rafts, tanks for camel transport, dye extractors, steam dredging apparatus, compressors, an electric clock, petrol-cycle


Used Raw Materials

iron, steel, copper, brass, glass, timber, paint, leather, canvas, rubber


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Description

Merryweather and Sons dates back to 1692. In 1862 the company built works in Lambeth, which were destroyed by a fire in in 1873 and then rebuilt. The company built the works at Greenwich in 1876, transferring their operations there and closing the Lambeth works in 1879.

During the Franco-Prussian War, Merryweather and Sons sent six “Ganges” (one of the classes of Patent Double-Cylinder Steam Fire Engines) to Paris. http://greenwichindustrialhistory.blogspot.ca/2014/02/merryweather-sons-steam-fir-e-engine.html

“Merryweather & Sons Limited are holders of the Royal Warrant of Appointment to Her Majesty The Queen as Fire Engineers. In fact we have held The Royal Warrant continuously since 1910, to HM King George V, HM King George VI and to Her Majesty The Queen." http://www.merryweatherandsons.co.uk/company.html

“The company manufactured such a range of products that it might not even be appropriate to call them a fire equipment company. Products included all kinds of water supply equipment, ice boats, safety rafts, tanks for camel transport, dye extractors, steam dredging apparatus, compressors, an electric clock and a petrol-cycle. The petrol cycle was described by Neil as the first British car and arguably the world's first car. It was designed by Edward Butler and initially built in the Greenwich High Road factory. “ http://greenwichindustrialhistory.blogspot.ca/2008/06/merryweather-talk-report.html

Examples of the materials used to build one model of steam fire engine: http://greenwichindustrialhistory.blogspot.ca/2015/10/merryweathers-america.html

Examples of some of the steam fire engines: http://www.british-steam-fire-engines.org/Popular_Merryweather_Models.html

http://greenwichindustrialhistory.blogspot.ca/search?q=Merryweather

http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Merryweather_and_Sons

http://scaa.sk.ca/gallery/fire/merry.htm