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|has description=Starting production in 1852, originally produced waterproof clothing and insulated cables and wires for S.W. Silver and Co. In 1864 Silver's sons formed the India Rubber, Gutta Percha, and Telegraph Works Co. to produce, in addition to waterproof clothing, submarine telegraph cables at the same factory. The factory was prosperous and saw growth throughout the second half of the nineteenth century. By 1892, the Silvertown Works had the second-highest rateable value of any factory in West Ham at £14,560. The only factory which was rated higher was the Great Eastern Railway Shops at Stratford, which was valued at £21,750<ref>John, Tully. ''Silvertown: The Lost Story of a Strike That Shook London and Helped Launch the Modern Labor Movement.'' New York: NYU Press, 2014. https://books.google.ca/books?id=ZnemAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PT56&dq=silvertown%20works&pg=PT47#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref>. The company owed much of their success to the production of submarine telegraph cables. Being first laid by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1855, by 1900 there were some 200,000 miles of cable on the ocean floor. The Silvertown works produced approximately a quarter of them <ref>John, Tully. ''Silvertown: The Lost Story of a Strike That Shook London and Helped Launch the Modern Labor Movement.'' New York: NYU Press, 2014. https://books.google.ca/books?id=ZnemAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PT56&dq=silvertown%20works&pg=PT51#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref>. By 1887, the Silvertown works had expanded from the original 1 acre plot to an area the size of 15 acres; 10 of which were covered by workshops, and the rest by storage yards, wharves, and similar infrastructure. From 1885 onwards, all of these acres and all of the buildings on them were lit by electrical light produced from generators and other related infrastructure manufactured on site. Beyond electrical power, the Silvertown works also had 47 steam engines and 31 Lancashire boilders in addition to the boilers in the electrical plant<ref>John, Tully. ''Silvertown: The Lost Story of a Strike That Shook London and Helped Launch the Modern Labor Movement.'' New York: NYU Press, 2014.https://books.google.ca/books?id=ZnemAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PT56#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref>
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|produced=Waterproof Clothes, Submarine Telegraph Cables, vulcanized rubber, electric generators, ebonite, electric motors, solid tires, tennis balls, footballs, golfballs <ref>John, Tully. ''Silvertown: The Lost Story of a Strike That Shook London and Helped Launch the Modern Labor Movement.'' New York: NYU Press, 2014. https://books.google.ca/books?id=ZnemAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PT56&dq=silvertown%20works&pg=PT50#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref>
 
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Starting production in 1852, originally produced waterproof clothing and insulated cables and wires for S.W. Silver and Co. In 1864 Silver's sons formed the India Rubber, Gutta Percha, and Telegraph Works Co. to produce, in addition to waterproof clothing, submarine telegraph cables at the same factory. The factory was prosperous and saw growth throughout the second half of the nineteenth century. By 1892, the Silvertown Works had the second-highest rateable value of any factory in West Ham at £14,560. The only factory which was rated higher was the Great Eastern Railway Shops at Stratford, which was valued at £21,750<ref>John, Tully. ''Silvertown: The Lost Story of a Strike That Shook London and Helped Launch the Modern Labor Movement.'' New York: NYU Press, 2014. https://books.google.ca/books?id=ZnemAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PT56&dq=silvertown%20works&pg=PT47#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref>. The company owed much of their success to the production of submarine telegraph cables. Being first laid by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1855, by 1900 there were some 200,000 miles of cable on the ocean floor. The Silvertown works produced approximately a quarter of them <ref>John, Tully. ''Silvertown: The Lost Story of a Strike That Shook London and Helped Launch the Modern Labor Movement.'' New York: NYU Press, 2014. https://books.google.ca/books?id=ZnemAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PT56&dq=silvertown%20works&pg=PT51#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref>. 
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Latest revision as of 14:38, 12 May 2016


Starting production in 1852, originally produced waterproof clothing and insulated cables and wires for S.W. Silver and Co. In 1864 Silver's sons formed the India Rubber, Gutta Percha, and Telegraph Works Co. to produce, in addition to waterproof clothing, submarine telegraph cables at the same factory. The factory was prosperous and saw growth throughout the second half of the nineteenth century. By 1892, the Silvertown Works had the second-highest rateable value of any factory in West Ham at £14,560. The only factory which was rated higher was the Great Eastern Railway Shops at Stratford, which was valued at £21,750[1]. The company owed much of their success to the production of submarine telegraph cables. Being first laid by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1855, by 1900 there were some 200,000 miles of cable on the ocean floor. The Silvertown works produced approximately a quarter of them [2]. By 1887, the Silvertown works had expanded from the original 1 acre plot to an area the size of 15 acres; 10 of which were covered by workshops, and the rest by storage yards, wharves, and similar infrastructure. From 1885 onwards, all of these acres and all of the buildings on them were lit by electrical light produced from generators and other related infrastructure manufactured on site. Beyond electrical power, the Silvertown works also had 47 steam engines and 31 Lancashire boilders in addition to the boilers in the electrical plant[3]


References

  1. John, Tully. Silvertown: The Lost Story of a Strike That Shook London and Helped Launch the Modern Labor Movement. New York: NYU Press, 2014. https://books.google.ca/books?id=ZnemAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PT56&dq=silvertown%20works&pg=PT47#v=onepage&q&f=false
  2. John, Tully. Silvertown: The Lost Story of a Strike That Shook London and Helped Launch the Modern Labor Movement. New York: NYU Press, 2014. https://books.google.ca/books?id=ZnemAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PT56&dq=silvertown%20works&pg=PT51#v=onepage&q&f=false
  3. John, Tully. Silvertown: The Lost Story of a Strike That Shook London and Helped Launch the Modern Labor Movement. New York: NYU Press, 2014.https://books.google.ca/books?id=ZnemAgAAQBAJ&lpg=PP1&pg=PT56#v=onepage&q&f=false


Operation

1852 to 1965


Location

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Located in

London


Produced

Waterproof Clothes, Submarine Telegraph Cables, vulcanized rubber, electric generators, ebonite, electric motors, solid tires, tennis balls, footballs, golfballs [1]
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Used Raw Materials

Caoutchouc, copper, jute, gutta percha, sulfur, lime, iron, kaolin, cotton, Stockholm Tar (Pine Tar)


Ownership

From To Owner
1852 1864 S. W. Silver and Co
1864 1933 India Rubber, Gutta Percha and Telegraph Works Company
1933 1965 British Tyre and Rubber Co


Industry

From To Industry
1852 1965 Rubber & Gutta Percha Industry
1864 1905 Electrical Industry



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