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"Exploring the Legacy of Messrs: From Factories to Foundries

Background imageMessrs Collection: Dartford, Messrs. Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.s factory, Londo

Dartford, Messrs. Burroughs, Wellcome & Co.s factory, London and suburbs, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageMessrs Collection: Messrs. Cook, Sons & Co.s Warehouse, London, 1854

Messrs. Cook, Sons & Co.s Warehouse, London, 1854
Engraving showing Messrs. Cook, Sons and Companys warehouse, St. Pauls Churchyard, London, 1854

Background imageMessrs Collection: Factory at Paisley

Factory at Paisley
Bird s-eye view of Messrs J and J Clarks Anchor Thread works at Paisley, 11 km west of Glasgow, Scotland. They are still Britains leading threadmakers

Background imageMessrs Collection: Harland & Wolff - promotional brochure

Harland & Wolff - promotional brochure
Harland and Wolff - extremely rare Harland & Wolff promotional brochure. This soft-bound volume includes company history and information

Background imageMessrs Collection: LFB turntable ladders in use at Hackney fire

LFB turntable ladders in use at Hackney fire
Firefighters in action at Messrs Woolf, a furniture store in Hackney, East London

Background imageMessrs Collection: Official wording, Apprenticeship Indenture

Official wording, Apprenticeship Indenture
Official wording of an Apprenticeship Indenture, between John Henry Watson of 3 Newland Street, Derby, and Messrs John Davis & Son (Derby) Limited

Background imageMessrs Collection: Survivors of the Empress of Ireland

Survivors of the Empress of Ireland. 1. Mr Edward Bamford, junior wireless operator on the Empress of Ireland. 2. The Rev J. Wallet, of the United Methodist Church, Westcliff-On-Sea. 3

Background imageMessrs Collection: Works Picnic of Messrs C & E Lewis - Shoe Manufacturers, Nor

Works Picnic of Messrs C & E Lewis - Shoe Manufacturers, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. Date: 1904

Background imageMessrs Collection: Garrards making the Queens Coronation crown, 1937

Garrards making the Queens Coronation crown, 1937
Mr Charles Stone, of Messrs. Garrard s, the Court jewellers, assembling the various parts of the circlet first made for Queen Victoria and modified for each succeeding Coronation

Background imageMessrs Collection: Messrs Vickers Iron Foundry - Barrow-in-Furness

Messrs Vickers Iron Foundry - Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageMessrs Collection: Asser and Sherwins Archery and Cricket Repository, London

Asser and Sherwins Archery and Cricket Repository, London
Engraving showing the interior of Messrs. Asser and Sherwins Archery and Cricket repository, Strand, London, 1875. The necessity of a store devoted to the two sports reflects their popularity through

Background imageMessrs Collection: Front cover, Apprenticeship Indenture

Front cover, Apprenticeship Indenture
Front cover of an Apprenticeship Indenture, between John Henry Watson and Messrs John Davis & Son (Derby) Limited. (1 of 2) Date: 3 January 1902

Background imageMessrs Collection: The General Strike - Government leaders

The General Strike - Government leaders
Government leaders during the General Strike: Ministers and Commissioners. 1. Chief Civil Commissioner: Sir W. Mitchell-Thomson, 2. Principal Chief Assistant Commissioner, Mr. A. B. Lowry, 3

Background imageMessrs Collection: Making Barristers Wigs

Making Barristers Wigs
The wigmakers firm, Messrs. Ede & Ravenscroft, prepare a wig to fit a woman barrister, whose longer hair has proved a problem with the wearing of wigs in court

Background imageMessrs Collection: An incubator nursery

An incubator nursery
Nurses attending to sick babies kept alive in a ward of incubators. The incubators pictured are from a design by Paul Altmann and distributed by Messrs Coney and Schenkhein

Background imageMessrs Collection: Shipping wild animals in the London Docks

Shipping wild animals in the London Docks
Animals of Messrs. Howe and Cushings menagerie being loaded at the London Docks. An elephant is being hoisted up by a chain and girth to be put on board the ship, while a cage full of lions

Background imageMessrs Collection: Finishing of the manufacture of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable

Finishing of the manufacture of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable
Completion of the Atlantic Telegraph cable as the last inch of cable passes through the machinery of Messrs Glass and Elliott at Morden Whard, East Greenwich

Background imageMessrs Collection: Shopping for Fabric 1809

Shopping for Fabric 1809
A throng of mostly feminine customers scrutinize the stock at Messrs. Harding, Howell & Co. at 89 Pall Mall. Fabrics cascade from displays in the drapery department

Background imageMessrs Collection: Steam Fire Engine

Steam Fire Engine
Canterburys steam fire- engine, built be Messrs Merryweather & sons, of Greenwich

Background imageMessrs Collection: Dartford, Messrs, 1900

Dartford, Messrs, 1900
1579980 Dartford, Messrs, 1900; (add.info.: Dartford, Messrs. Burroughs, Welcome & Co.'s factory, England between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageMessrs Collection: William Henry Perkin's portable darkroom

William Henry Perkin's portable darkroom
5311932 William Henry Perkin's portable darkroom; (add.info.: Engraving depicting William Henry Perkin's portable darkroom)

Background imageMessrs Collection: George Wilson

George Wilson
3585958 George Wilson; (add.info.: Portrait of George Wilson (1829-1885) a British Chairman and Managing Director of Messrs. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageMessrs Collection: George Wilson

George Wilson
3585959 George Wilson; (add.info.: Portrait of George Wilson (1829-1885) a British Chairman and Managing Director of Messrs. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Background imageMessrs Collection: Major-General Sir Edward Lugard, K.C.B. - from a photograph by Beard, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Major-General Sir Edward Lugard, K.C.B. - from a photograph by Beard, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Major-General Sir Edward Lugard, K.C.B. - from a photograph by Beard, 1858. Sir Edward Lugard served in the Afghanistan campaign as Brigade-Major of the Fourth Brigade; in the Sutlej campaign as

Background imageMessrs Collection: H.M. Queen Mary, c1911. Creator: Unknown

H.M. Queen Mary, c1911. Creator: Unknown
H.M. Queen Mary, c1911. Mary of Teck, Queen of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India. From a photograph by Messrs. Lafayette'

Background imageMessrs Collection: H.M. King George V, c1911. Creator: Unknown

H.M. King George V, c1911. Creator: Unknown
H.M. King George V, c1911. King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India. From a photograph by Messrs. Lafayette'

Background imageMessrs Collection: The Right Hon. Andrew Rutherfurd, M.P. (for the Leith District), Lord Advocate of Scotland, 1850

The Right Hon. Andrew Rutherfurd, M.P. (for the Leith District), Lord Advocate of Scotland, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Right Hon. Andrew Rutherfurd, M.P. (for the Leith District), Lord Advocate of Scotland, 1850. The then condition of the gaols would now scarce gain belief

Background imageMessrs Collection: Labitzky - (from a daguerreotype by Messrs. Beard), 1850. Creator: Unknown

Labitzky - (from a daguerreotype by Messrs. Beard), 1850. Creator: Unknown
Labitzky - (from a daguerreotype by Messrs. Beard), 1850. Portrait of Bohemian composer and musician Joseph Labitzky. The natural bent of his aptitude for dance composition was early developed

Background imageMessrs Collection: Mr. Alderman Kershaw, M.P. for Stockport, 1850. Creator: Unknown

Mr. Alderman Kershaw, M.P. for Stockport, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Alderman Kershaw, M.P. for Stockport, 1850. Portrait from a photograph by Messrs. Beard. Mr. Kershaw's immediate connexion with Stockport commenced in 1842

Background imageMessrs Collection: English gentleman in hunting pinks having his portrait

English gentleman in hunting pinks having his portrait painted, 19th century. Ruddle the artist smoking a pipe while painting Bragg seated on a saddle stand. Mr. Braggs equestrian portrait

Background imageMessrs Collection: Messrs. Robert Porter & Company Ltd premises

Messrs. Robert Porter & Company Ltd premises
1913

Background imageMessrs Collection: Babcock and Wilcox 6 ton Steam Roller YB7976 Toby

Babcock and Wilcox 6 ton Steam Roller YB7976 Toby (msn 95/4009). Seen with a 1955 Standard 10 motor car 200CPJ at a 1959 Walford Cross auction. Built in 1925 to the design of Messrs

Background imageMessrs Collection: Shell Motor Spirit Silver Trophy, Samuel Cody Archive

Shell Motor Spirit Silver Trophy, Samuel Cody Archive
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: The Shell Motor Spirit Silver Trophy, 1912, by Mappin and Webb, hallmarked London 1912, with fine model of Cody?s Flyer, Type No

Background imageMessrs Collection: Hold hard, you have forgot the Lady, Cumnock-Dumfries Coach

Hold hard, you have forgot the Lady, Cumnock-Dumfries Coach
Hold hard, you have forgot the Lady, Cumnock to Dumfries Coach, by C B Newhouse Date: 1845

Background imageMessrs Collection: The Sleepy Gate-keeper, London to Bath Coach

The Sleepy Gate-keeper, London to Bath Coach
The Sleepy Gate-keeper, by C B Newhouse, London to Bath Coach Date: 1845

Background imageMessrs Collection: Unwelcome Fare, Bristol-London Mail Coach

Unwelcome Fare, Bristol-London Mail Coach
An Unwelcome Fare, all that luggage, Bristol to London Mail Coach Date: 1845

Background imageMessrs Collection: Welwyn Church Proposed New Tower

Welwyn Church Proposed New Tower
An architectural drawing which proposes some restoration work and the erection of a new tower at Welwyn Church, Hertfordshire

Background imageMessrs Collection: Aldenham House Gates, Elstree

Aldenham House Gates, Elstree
A photograph of the iron gates of Aldenham House, Elstree, designed for the first Lord Aldenham, ironwork carried out by Messrs. Hart, Son, Peard and Co. Date: early 1900s

Background imageMessrs Collection: Southwark Cathedral Canons Stalls

Southwark Cathedral Canons Stalls
This photograph shows some canons stalls placed in two bays of the south choir arcade, inside Southwark Cathedral, the stalls were designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield, work carried out by Messrs

Background imageMessrs Collection: St. Mark's Church, North Audley Street Stalls

St. Mark's Church, North Audley Street Stalls
A photograph of some oak stalls and screens inside St. Mark's Church at North Audley Street, London. The church was designed by architect John Peter Gandy

Background imageMessrs Collection: St. Mark's Church, North Audley Street Organ Case

St. Mark's Church, North Audley Street Organ Case
An architectural drawing of a large, decorative organ case inside St. Mark's Church at North Audley Street, London. The church was designed by architect John Peter Gandy

Background imageMessrs Collection: The Resurrection

The Resurrection
A stained glass window design which depicts the resurrection at various stages, it was designed for New Zealand, where the light is very strong, to give optimal full colour. Date: circa 1919

Background imageMessrs Collection: Kien Lung Cock

Kien Lung Cock
An oriental figurine of a cock from the Kien Lung period, from the collection of messrs. Stoner & Evans. Date: circa 1916

Background imageMessrs Collection: William Morris and Co Ltd Stained Glass

William Morris and Co Ltd Stained Glass
An illustration of some stained glass windows erected at Langton Matravers Church, Dorset, by William Morris & Co, Ltd. Date: circa 1915

Background imageMessrs Collection: Bristol Vase

Bristol Vase
A large porcelain vase made by the Bristol factory, in the possession of Messrs. Stoner & Evans, 3, King Street, St. James Square

Background imageMessrs Collection: Harland & Wolff - rare diary with handwritten entries

Harland & Wolff - rare diary with handwritten entries, written by a member of the drawing office describing the events in the yard in 1880

Background imageMessrs Collection: Johnson twins of Bristol

Johnson twins of Bristol
Messrs T and J Johnson, the identical Johnson twins of Bristol. Studio portrait, captioned The Dromios of Bristol and Which is which?'. Date: 1895



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"Exploring the Legacy of Messrs: From Factories to Foundries, Warehouses to Workshops" The historic Factory at Paisley stands as a testament to the industrious spirit of Messrs. Dartford witnessed the bustling operations of Messrs. Burroughs, Wellcome & Co. s factory, a hub of innovation and production. Step back in time with a glimpse into 1854 London through the lens of Messrs. Cook, Sons & Co. s Warehouse - an emblem of commerce and trade. Witnessing LFB turntable ladders in action during a Hackney fire highlights the crucial role played by Messrs. In ensuring public safety. Delve into an official wording from an Apprenticeship Indenture that sheds light on the meticulous training provided by Messrs. , shaping skilled professionals for generations. Uncover tales of resilience from survivors of the tragic Empress of Ireland disaster, forever linked to their association with Messrs. Join in on the joyous Works Picnic hosted by Messrs C & E Lewis - Shoe Manufacturers, Nor; celebrating camaraderie amidst hard work and dedication. Marvel at Garrards' craftsmanship as they meticulously craft Queen's Coronation crown in 1937 – a crowning achievement for both Her Majesty and Messrs. Explore Barrow-in-Furness' industrial landscape where Messrs Vickers Iron Foundry once stood tall, leaving behind an enduring legacy etched in iron and steel. Travel back to Victorian times through Asser and Sherwins Archery and Cricket Repository –a haven for sports enthusiasts courtesy of dedicated efforts by none other than our beloved messieurs. From apprenticeships to front covers – witness how every aspect was meticulously documented within Apprenticeship Indentures associated with esteemed firms like ours. During The General Strike era, government leaders relied on the expertise and guidance of Messrs. , showcasing their influence in shaping national affairs.