Personal history of J. H. Hopwood

Reference No:
C DBR/2511/52
Dates:
unknown
Description:
Includes reference to the inventor of Hopwood vertical multitubular boiler; Messrs Clayton & Shuttleworth, Lincoln; Fowler & McCollin, Scott Street, Hull; engines and boilers for fishing smacks; Mr. W. Downs; boilers; boiler makers and strikes; Rose Downs and Thompsons foremen; boiler shop machinery; Grimsby ship repairs; roofing work; pioneers in use of pneumatic rivetters; Kingston Cotton Mill; Hull Forge Company; Eagle Oil Mill; other oil mills; building of punts for dredgers; Hull and Barnsley Railway; old North Bridge; Mr. C. Downs, J. Downs, and J. C. Thompson; and includes two photographs of J. H. Hopwood
Format:
Archive Item
Extent:
1 item
Access Conditions:
Access will be granted to any accredited reader
Repository:
Hull City Archives
Collection:
Records of Rose Downs and Thompson Ltd., manufacturers of general engineering products, oil mill machinery and food processing equipment