User:Biscuittin/List of lesser-known British engineers: Revision history
List of British engineers and their patents. This is a historical list of British engineers, and patentees, who do not yet have biographical articles.
A
[edit]- Harold Gwynne Allen (c1875-1960).[1] Son of William Henry Allen. Deputy chairman of W. H. Allen Sons and Co.
- Harold Norman Gwynne Allen, son of Harold Gwynne Allen.[2] Managing director of W. H. Allen, Sons and Co. President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, 1965.
- Richard William Allen (1867-1955).[3] Son of William Henry Allen. Chairman of W. H. Allen Sons and Co in 1926.
- William Henry Allen (1844-1926)[4] Founded W. H. Allen and Co at York Street Works, Lambeth, London, SE in 1880. Company name later changed to W. H. Allen, Sons and Co and moved to Queen's Engineering Works, Bedford. Business: mechanical, hydraulic and electrical engineers.
- Anderson, Harry Percival Harvey, with John McCullum and Steam Heat Conservation Company Ltd. See Anderson condensing system
- Patent GB336599[5]
B
[edit]- Alexander Thomas Bean (c1853-1956)[6]
- Sydney Dawson Begbie, motor engineer.[7]
- Bell, Arthur Morton has published some books on locomotives.[8]
- Three patents, two obtained jointly with James Holden.[9]
C
[edit]- Carlton or Carleton, Thomas William. Partner with John Charles Taite, trading as Taite and Carlton.[10]
- Patent CA35069[11]
- Cowan, William, was born in Edinburgh in 1823 and died in Aberdeen on 10 March 1898. He was Locomotive Superintendent of the Great North of Scotland Railway from 1857 to 1883.[12]
- No known patents
- Cumming, Christopher. Chief Mechanical Engineer of the Highland Railway from 1915 to 1922.[13]
- Patent GB190404179[14]
D
[edit]- Davis, Frederic Jocelyn.
- Three patents, one obtained jointly with James Holden.[15]
E
[edit]- Robert William Eddison (1835-1900)[16]
F
[edit]- Lavington Evans Fletcher (1822-1897)[17]
G
[edit]- Joseph Holland Goddard (c1883-1958)
H
[edit]- Arthur Treve Holman (c1893-1959)[18]
J
[edit]- Christopher William James (1865-1926)[19]
L
[edit]- George Leather (1748-1818), proprietor of George Leather and Son[20]
- George Leather (1786-1870) son of George Leather (1748-1818)[21]
- John Towlerton Leather (1804-1885)
- John Wignall Leather (1810-1887), son of George Leather (1786-1870)[22]
M
[edit]- McCullum, John, with H.P.H. Anderson and Steam Heat Conservation Company Ltd. See Anderson condensing system. The surname is spelt McCullum in the patent but some sources give McCallum.
- Patent GB336599[5]
N
[edit]P
[edit]- Pettigrew, William Frank, was born in Glasgow on 24 January 1858 and died in Redhill, Surrey on 22 January 1941. He was Locomotive Superintendent of the Furness Railway, 1896-1918.[24]
- One patent, obtained jointly with Walter Reuben Preston.[25]
- Preston, Reuben Thomas
- Twenty-four patents, two obtained jointly with James Holden.[26]
R
[edit]- Riekie, John
- Fifteen patents, one with John F. McIntosh.[27]
- Russell, Frederick Vernon (1870-1942). Chief draughtsman at the Stratford Works of the Great Eastern Railway.[28]
- Six patents, four obtained jointly with James Holden.[29]
- Ruthven, Archibald St Clair. This may be Archibald St Clair Ruthven (1842-1925) or his son of the same name (1875-1951).[30]
- Two patents, with John F. McIntosh.[31]
- Ruthven, John Folds (born 1820), was Locomotive Superintendent of the Great North of Scotland Railway from 1855 to 1857.[32]
- No known patents
- Ruthven, Morris West (born 1812), son of John Ruthven (born 1783) and Mary West.[33]
- Scotch patent dated 28 March 1839 "for improvements in boilers for generating steam..."[34]
T
[edit]- Taite, John Charles. Partner with Thomas William Carlton (or Carleton), trading as Taite and Carlton, engineers and commission agents.[10]
- Eighteen patents, two obtained jointly with James Holden.[35]
- Stephen John Thompson (c1876-1955)[36]
- Tiddeman, Edmund Spenser, was related (by marriage) to The Spooners of Porthmadog [37]
- Six patents, two obtained jointly with James Holden.[38]
W
[edit]- Reginald Wigram
- Two patents, obtained jointly with James Thompson Marshall.[39]
References
[edit]- ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Harold_Gwynne_Allen
- ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Harold_Norman_Gwynne_Allen
- ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Richard_William_Allen
- ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/William_Henry_Allen
- ^ a b "Espacenet - Bibliographic data". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Alexander_Thomas_Bean
- ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Sydney_D._Begbie
- ^ Clough, Ben C. "Results for 'au:Bell, Arthur Morton,'". Worldcat.org. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ a b http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/26363/pages/225/page.pdf
- ^ "Espacenet - Bibliographic data". Worldwide.espacenet.com. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR)". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Brief Biographies of Mechanical Engineers". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ "Espacenet - Bibliographic data". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Robert_William_Eddison
- ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Lavington_Evans_Fletcher
- ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Arthur_Treve_Holman
- ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Christopher_William_James
- ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/George_Leather_and_Son
- ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/George_Leather
- ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/John_Wignall_Leather
- ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Charles_Nevill
- ^ "William Frank Pettigrew". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Espacenet - Bibliographic data". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "James Holden, Stephen Holden, Alfred John Hill and Frederick Vernon Russell of the Great Eastern Railway". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Genealogy Scottish family birth records census ancestry Scotland uk". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 2013-01-18.
- ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Great North of Scotland Railway (GNSR)". Steamindex.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Genealogy Scottish family birth records census ancestry Scotland uk". ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
- ^ The Mechanics' Magazine, Museum, Register, Journal, and Gazette - Google Books. Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
- ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Stephen_John_Thompson
- ^ "James Spooner (Person)". Festipedia. 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Espacenet - results view". Worldwide.espacenet.com. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
Further reading
[edit]- S. Peter Bell (1975), A Biographical Index of British Engineers in the 19th Century
- Robert Sharp (1993), Obituaries of British Engineers 1901-1920: An Alphabetical Index, Science Museum
- Derek Walker (1987), The Great Engineers: the art of British engineers 1837-1987
- Who's Who of British Engineers, 1966
- Who's Who of British Engineers, 1970
- Who's Who of British Engineers, 1980