Phoenix Carriage Works
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Phoenix Carriage Works was a carriage builder established in the 1840s in Markham Village and rival to Thomas Speight Wagon Works.
Henry R. Wales
[edit]English immigrant Henry R. Wales (1822-1905), who began as a blacksmith and learned the trade (in the United States[1]) which led to the founding of Phoenix Carriage Works.[2] Besides his business, Wales was a school trustee and magistrate under the Liberal governments of Oliver Mowat and James Whitney.[3] Wales and his wife Elizabeth had 6 children (including daughters Adelaide Emma, Bertha E, Lottie A.), whom lived at Maple Villa, the only reminder of the Wales that remains in Markham today.[4]
Factory
[edit]Their factory was located next to 159 Main Street North and ceased making carriages after 1915 with focus on repairing automobiles and ceased altogether in 1923 after death of son-in-law Levi Webber[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Historic Tours Markham".
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 13. Henry R. Wales Dwelling and Carriage Works - Markham Village Heritage Tour. YouTube.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 13. Henry R. Wales Dwelling and Carriage Works - Markham Village Heritage Tour. YouTube.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: 13. Henry R. Wales Dwelling and Carriage Works - Markham Village Heritage Tour. YouTube.
- ^ http://www.markham.ca/wps/portal/Markham/AboutMarkham/Heritage/markhamvillageheritagetour/henry-r-wales-dwelling-and-carriage-works/henry-r-wales-dwelling-and-carriage-works/!ut/p/a1/lZDdboJAEIWfxQeAnWVZFy5XVLpoa6VBZG8afldSAaNGkj59kRjvhHSuZpJzcs58SKI9knV8K1V8LZs6Pt5vOf02N67jrHfW1vBNACHmO_ox32JrCZ0g6gSOy99MtgaAwJ2DYNtZsHlfERDT3u8JcDBfgeeSBQFuCMeaEc-i3Hj44cVwGPOHKFogedg7m6BFEslTrPIsv5Sq7q-0zFA0LVJMGSVaktmFZjJgWkJTprGsYDjDODVI9igykDQCIrznDUh8eAiGWPWCIRhjLTwky6TS27TSQce2TQgGbDAwbEoNC4WzJ6vuX14nxFJInvMiP-dn_dBcrmjftq2umkYdcz2NUdRhYa8TGfr6J2dvFOTy2TF0n-upCoIf_3a0RflZ-Qk93X6F4pPJHw5Hftk!/dl5/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/