Manhole miscellany: England. 8:North West England.

NORTH WEST ENGLAND.

CHESHIRE.

Stockport. Needham.

Needham, Stockport. Seen in Newton Ferrers, Devon.

Stockport. Needham.

J Needham & Sons Ltd, Stockport. [On rim:] Borough of Poole.

Stockport. Needham.

Self hinging, non-rocking, Needham Stockport. Seen in Beverely.

Stockport. Needham.

Needham, Stockport. Seen in Rayleigh.

CUMBERLAND.

Carlisle. Clarke.

Daniel Clarke Carlisle. Seen in Weatherall.

Carlisle. White.

White Bros, Carlisle. Seen in Silloth. Square.

Carlisle. White.

White Bros Ltd, Carlisle. Seen in Weatherall. Nonequilateral hexagon.

Carlisle. White.

White Bros, Carlisle. Seen in Weatherall. Circular.

Carlisle. White.

White Bros (Iron[f]ndrs) Ltd, Carlisle. Seen in Weatherall.

Keswick. Cowperthwaite.

W C Cowperthwaite & Son, Keswick.

LANCASHIRE.

Eccles. Eccles UK Foundries.

Eccles UK Foundries Fe Ltd F2. EN 124 D400 Ductile. AV [deleted - air vent?]. GBV 14187. Seen in Didcot.

Eccles.

Eccles UK Foundries Fe Ltd F2. EN 124 D400 Ductile

Eccles. Eyres.

J&S Eyres Ltd, patent, non-rocking. Seen in Frome. Grace's guide to British Industrial History, accessed December 2016: J and S Eyres of Miles Platting, Manchester, makers of grids and manhole covers. 1897 Company founded. 1911 Private company. 1961 Drop forgers and ironfounders. John Pitman, a descendant of Samuel Eyres, reported in 2018 that although the business is still active it was bought out by the works manager some years ago and no longer makes grids and manhole covers.

Liverpool. Deacon Meter Palatine Engineering Co.

Deacon Meter Palatine Engineering Co Ltd, Liverpool, No 100. Seen in Shaldon.

Liverpool. Palatine

Deacon Meter. Palatine Engineering Co. Ltd, Liverpool. No. 100

Manchester. Eyres.

J and S Eyres Ltd, non-rocking, Manchester. Seen in Kendal.

Manchester. Knowsley Cast Metal Co.

Knowsley Cast Metal Co Ltd, F H, Manchester. Seen in Staveley.

Preston. Booth.

The patent self locking coal grid, J Booth Preston. Seen in Coniston.

Ulverston. Warhurst.

G Warhurst, Ulverston. Seen in Coniston.

WESTMORLAND

Bowness. Bo'ness Iron Co.

Bo'ness Iron Company. Grade A ductile BS 497. Seen in Langholm and Lanark.

Bowness. Bo'ness Iron Co.

Bo-ness Iron Co Ltd. Seen in Meldon. Grace's guide to British Industrial History, accessed Dec 2016), Bo’ness Iron Co of Dock Foundry, Bo'ness. 1900 Established by James D Moir and Provost Stewart. Operated from Dock Foundry, 60-62 Union St, Bo’ness. The site was previously used by Bo’ness Pottery and by Bo’ness Foundry. 1937 General ironfounders. 1975 The company was taken over by Dorada Engineering Ltd.

Kendal. Day.