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Gwynnes Limited
Gwynnes Limited was a City of London England engineering business, iron founders and pump makers founded in 1849 to capitalise on the centrifugal pump inventedThe first practical centrifugal pump called the Massachusetts pump was built in the United States in 1818. In 1830 a pump having a fairly good efficiency was built by McCarty at the dock yards of New York. About 1846 centrifugal pumps began to be manufactured in England by Appold Thompson and Gwynne. Appold improved the pump by the addition of curved vanes in 1849. (page 10, R L Daugherty (prof. Hydraulics, Cornell U.) '’Centrifugal Pumps'’, McGraw-Hill, New York 1915)John Gwynne bought Andrews USA 1846 patent and introduced it to England. Lloyd took out a fan patent in 1848 and J G Appold began the manufacture of almost the same fan. John Gwynne did not trouble to patent various improvements but applied for a new patent in 1850 though the patent agent made a mistake and the patent is dated 1851. In 1854 J E A Gwynne obt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misterton Soss - Geograph
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Misterton may refer to: * Misterton, Leicestershire *Misterton, Nottinghamshire **centre of the former Misterton Rural District **contains Misterton Carr, a fenland area *Misterton, Somerset Misterton is a village and civil parish south-east of Crewkerne, Somerset, England. History The village was previously known as ''Minsterton'' as a result of its links with the "mother church" in Crewkerne. The parish was part of the hundred o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalgamated Power Engineering
Amalgamated Power Engineering was a British engineering holding company, created through the 1968 merger of W.H. Allen, Sons and Co (which had absorbed William Foster & Co. in 1960) and Belliss and Morcom. In 1966, the receiver of Crossley Brothers of Manchester, sold the Crossley-Premier Engines and Furnival and Co businesses to Belliss and Morcom (B&M) of Birmingham, West Midlands. In 1968 B&M agreed a merger with W.H. Allen, Sons and Co of Bedford, to form Amalgamated Power Engineering (APE), 60% owned by Allen's shareholders (which included William Foster & Co.) and 40% by Belliss and Morcom; which instantly became a leading manufacturer of engines. In 1968, APE reached agreement with Cooper-Bessemer to allow C-B to sell APE's gas treatment plant worldwide. In 1969, APE's Allen Gwynnes Pumps subsidiary acquired the industrial pumps business of Vickers plc based in Barrow in Furness. After a difficult period in the 1970s, when due to ongoing losses APE sold a number of su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Car Manufacturers Of The United Kingdom
:''This list is incomplete. You can help by adding correctly sourced information about other manufacturers.'' As of 2018 there are approximately 35 active British car manufacturers and over 500 defunct British car manufacturers. This page lists car manufacturers that build or built cars in the United Kingdom. Major current marques Current manufacturers ;A * AC (1908–present) *Alvis (2012–present) *Arash (2006–present) *Ariel (1999–present) *'' Aston Martin'' (1913–present) *Atalanta Motors (2011–present) ;B *'' Bentley Motors'' (1919–present) *Bowler Offroad (1985–present) *BAC (2009–present) * Brooke (1991–present) ;C *Caterham (1973–present) ;D * David Brown (2013–present) ;E * Eagle E-Types (2013–present) * Elemental Cars (2014–present) ;G * Gibbs (2004–present) *Ginetta (1957–present) *Grinnall (1993–present) *Gardner Douglas Sports Cars (1990–present) *Great British Sports Cars (2006–present) ;H * Hawk (1986–present) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert (automobile)
The Albert was a light car built by aircraft parts maker Adam, Grimaldi & Company and named after their Albert Embankment address. It was designed by A. O. Lord, creator of the later Loyd-Lord. It was produced from 1920 to 1924 in Vauxhall and later Chiswick, London. The car with a taxation rating of 12HP was powered by a proprietary four-cylinder 1495 cc ohv engine made by Gwynnes Limited and had four-speed transmission driving the rear wheels. The chassis had quarter elliptic springs and brakes were on the rear wheels only. The cars were expensive and boasted a radiator similar to that of the Rolls-Royce. The body was mainly made of aluminium and most were 4-seat tourers. Adam, Grimaldi & Co., was taken over by Gwynnes Limited of Chiswick in 1920 after about 250 cars were made. Gwynnes moved production to their factory and then made about 1450 more of the original 12HP design. In 1923 a new model was announced with the engine enlarged to 1944 cc and the name ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwynne Eight LightFireEngine
Gwynne is an Anglified spelling of the Welsh name Gwyn which means 'white' or/and 'blessed'. Given name * G. Blakemore Evans (1912–2005), male American scholar * Gwynne Dyer (b. 1943), male Canadian journalist * Gwynne Evans (1880–1965), male American swimmer * Gwynne Geyer, American operatic soprano * Gwynne Gilford (b. 1946), American actress * Gwynne Herbert (1859–1946), British actress * Gwynne Jones (b. 1945), male English cricketer * Gwynne Pugh, male American architect * Gwynne Shipman (1909–2005), American film actress * Gwynne Shotwell (b. 1963), American businesswoman * Gwynne Williams (born 1937), male Welsh writer Surname * Andrew Gwynne (b. 1974), British politician * Anne Gwynne (b. 1918), American film actress * Bill Gwynne (1913–1991), New Zealand cricket umpire * David Gwynne (1904–1934), Welsh cricketer * Edward Castres Gwynne (1811–1888), Australian lawyer * Emlyn Gwynne (1898–1962), Welsh rugby player * Fred Gwynne (1926–1993), America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gwynne 10hp
Gwynne is an Anglified spelling of the Welsh name Gwyn which means 'white' or/and 'blessed'. Given name * G. Blakemore Evans (1912–2005), male American scholar * Gwynne Dyer (b. 1943), male Canadian journalist * Gwynne Evans (1880–1965), male American swimmer * Gwynne Geyer, American operatic soprano * Gwynne Gilford (b. 1946), American actress * Gwynne Herbert (1859–1946), British actress * Gwynne Jones (b. 1945), male English cricketer * Gwynne Pugh, male American architect * Gwynne Shipman (1909–2005), American film actress * Gwynne Shotwell (b. 1963), American businesswoman * Gwynne Williams (born 1937), male Welsh writer Surname * Andrew Gwynne (b. 1974), British politician * Anne Gwynne (b. 1918), American film actress * Bill Gwynne (1913–1991), New Zealand cricket umpire * David Gwynne (1904–1934), Welsh cricketer * Edward Castres Gwynne (1811–1888), Australian lawyer * Emlyn Gwynne (1898–1962), Welsh rugby player * Fred Gwynne (1926–1993), America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bentley BR2
The Bentley B.R.2 was a nine-cylinder British rotary aircraft engine developed during the First World War by the motor car engine designer W. O. Bentley from his earlier Bentley BR.1. Coming as it did near the end of the war, the BR.2 was built in smaller numbers than the earlier BR.1 – its main use being by the Royal Air Force in the early 1920s. Design and development The initial variant of the BR.2 developed , with nine cylinders measuring for a total displacement of 1,522 cubic inches (24.9 L). It weighed , only more than the Bentley B.R.1 (A.R.1). This was the last type of rotary engine to be adopted by the RAF – later air-cooled aircraft engines such as the Cosmos Jupiter and Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar being almost entirely of the fixed radial type. With the BR.2, the rotary engine had reached a point beyond which this type of engine could not be further developed, due to its inherent limitations. Applications The type selected as the standard single-seat fighter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clerget
Clerget-Blin (full name being ''Société Clerget-Blin et Cie'') was a French precision engineering company formed in 1913 by the engineer and inventor Pierre Clerget and industrialist Eugène Blin. In 1939, the company was absorbed into the ''Groupe d'étude des moteurs à huile lourde'' (GEHL; "Diesel Engine Study Group"), which was further merged into SNECMA in 1947. Products The Clerget-Blin company mainly produced aircraft engines, their successful rotary engine designs were also built in Britain by companies such as Gwynnes Limited, Ruston Proctor and Gordon Watney, to increase the output in the times of World War I.Lumsden 2003, p.133. See also *List of aircraft engine manufacturers This is a list of aircraft engine manufacturers both past and present. 0–9 * 2si – US * 3WMiguel Vidal, Ricardo. ''El Motor de Aviación de la A a la Z. ''Aeroteca, 2012. A * A.V. Roe * Abadal * ABC Motors — UK * ABECO * Aberg ... Notes Bibliography * Gunston, Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fighting occurring throughout Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Pacific, and parts of Asia. An estimated 9 million soldiers were killed in combat, plus another 23 million wounded, while 5 million civilians died as a result of military action, hunger, and disease. Millions more died in genocides within the Ottoman Empire and in the 1918 influenza pandemic, which was exacerbated by the movement of combatants during the war. Prior to 1914, the European great powers were divided between the Triple Entente (comprising France, Russia, and Britain) and the Triple Alliance (containing Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy). Tensions in the Balkans came to a head on 28 June 1914, following the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holkham Hall
Holkham Hall ( or ) is an 18th-century English country house, country house near the village of Holkham, Norfolk, England, constructed in the Neo-Palladian style for the Thomas Coke, 1st Earl of Leicester (fifth creation), 1st Earl of Leicester,The Earldom of Leicester has been, to date, created seven times. Thomas Coke, the builder of Holkham, was the 1st Earl of the fifth creation. His grand nephew Thomas Coke was the 1st Earl of the seventh creation. by the architect William Kent, aided by Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, Lord Burlington. Holkham Hall is one of England's finest examples of the Palladian revival style of architecture, and the severity of its design is closer to Palladio's ideals than many of the other numerous Palladian style houses of the period. The Holkham Estate was built up by Sir Edward Coke, the founder of his family's fortune. He bought Neales manor in 1609, though never lived there, and made many other purchases of land in Norfolk to endow to hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Raynham
East Raynham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Raynham, Norfolk, Raynham, in the North Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located on the A1065 road, A1065 some south-west of Fakenham. The River Wensum flows close to the village. The village can trace its origins back and before the Domesday survey of 1086 when it was known as ''Reinham''. Raynham, Massachusetts took the village's name at its incorporation in 1731 at the time of Charles Townshend, 2nd Viscount Townshend (1674–1738), Leader of the House of Lords. In 1931 the parish had a population of 130. History East Raynham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the eastern portion of 'Regna's' homestead or village. In the Domesday Book, East and West Raynham are listed together as a settlement of 33 households in the Hundred (county division), hundred of Brothercross. In 1086, the village formed part of the East Anglia, East Anglian estates of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
