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Ipswich Gas Company
The Ipswich Gas Company was a gas supply company formed in 1820. The Ipswich Paving Commissioners had installed 300 Smythuril's Patent Lamps in 1793. Twenty five years later Robert Ransome needed coke for his foundry, and gas suitable for gas lights was a side product. In 1818 Ransome, with his brother James and John Shewell established a small coke oven in their foundry in Old Foundry Street. Their employee, William Cubitt, made sure that the gas produced by the coke plant was collected and distributed at first to Carr Street, Tavern Street and on the Cornhill. Dykes Alexander was the first chairman of the company. The Ipswich engineer, businessman and politician Ebenezer Goddard Ebenezer Goddard (10 March 1816, Ipswich–19 October 1882, Ipswich) was an Ipswich engineer, businessman and politician. He worked for Ipswich Gas Company for many years and was Mayor of Ipswich three times: 1857-1858, 1865-1866 and 1872-1873. ... worked for the company for many years, as did his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ransome
Robert Ransome (1753 – 7 March 1830) was an English maker of agricultural implements. He founded the company later known as Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies. Early life and career Robert Ransome was born in Wells, Norfolk, son of Richard Ransome, a schoolmaster. His grandfather, Richard Ransome, was a miller of North Walsham, Norfolk, and an early Quaker who suffered frequent imprisonment while on preaching journeys in various parts of England, Ireland, and Holland; he died in Bristol in 1716. On leaving school Robert was apprenticed to an ironmonger; he later started his own business in Norwich with a small brass-foundry, which afterwards expanded into an iron-foundry near Whitefriars Bridge. He possessed inventive skill, and in 1783 took out a patent for cast iron roofing plates, and published ''Directions for Laying Ransome's Patent Cast-iron Coverings'' in 1784. On 18 March 1785 he took out a patent for tempering cast iron ploughshares by wetting the mould with salt water. Ipswi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coke (fuel)
Coke is a grey, hard, and porous coal-based fuel with a high carbon content and few impurities, made by heating coal or oil in the absence of air—a destructive distillation process. It is an important industrial product, used mainly in iron ore smelting, but also as a fuel in stoves and forges when air pollution is a concern. The unqualified term "coke" usually refers to the product derived from low-ash and low-sulphur bituminous coal by a process called coking. A similar product called petroleum coke, or pet coke, is obtained from crude oil in oil refineries. Coke may also be formed naturally by geologic processes.B. Kwiecińska and H. I. Petersen (2004): "Graphite, semi-graphite, natural coke, and natural char classification — ICCP system". ''International Journal of Coal Geology'', volume 57, issue 2, pages 99-116. History China Historical sources dating to the 4th century describe the production of coke in ancient China. The Chinese first used coke for heatin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gas Light
''Gas Light'' is a 1938 thriller play, set in the Victorian era, written by the British novelist and playwright Patrick Hamilton. Hamilton's play is a dark tale of a marriage based on deceit and trickery, and a husband committed to driving his wife insane in order to steal from her. ''Gas Light'' was written during a dark period in Hamilton's life. Six years prior to the play Hamilton was hit by a drunk driver and dragged through the streets of London, leaving him with a limp, a paralyzed arm, and a disfigured face. Two years later, Hamilton's mother committed suicide. Premiering at the Richmond Theatre in London on 5 December 1938 before transferring to the Apollo Theatre in the West End on 1 January, the play closed after six months and 141 performances, but it has endured through an impressive list of incarnations most notably ''Five Chelsea Lane'' (1941 American play), ''Angel Street'' (1941 American play), and ''Gaslight'' (1958 Australian television play). ''Angel Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Ransome (manufacturer)
James Ransome (1782 – 22 November 1849) was an English manufacturer of agricultural implements and components for railways. Life He was born in 1782, the elder son of Robert Ransome, founder of the manufacturer of agricultural implements (later known as Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies) in Ipswich, Suffolk. He entered his father's business in 1795. James, with his brother Robert (1795–1864), who became a partner in the business in 1819, took out several patents for improvements in ploughs. Threshing machines, scarifiers, and other agricultural implements were also improved by the firm. James and Robert Ransome were among the earliest members of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, which was founded in 1838, and they gained in later years many of the society's chief medals and prizes. On the coming of railways, the Ransomes became the largest manufacturers of railway chairs, a patent being obtained for casting them. A patent was also taken out for compressed wood keys and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Shewell
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cubitt
Sir William Cubitt FRS (bapt. 9 October 1785 – 13 October 1861) was an eminent English civil engineer and millwright. Born in Norfolk, England, he was employed in many of the great engineering undertakings of his time. He invented a type of windmill sail and the prison treadwheel, and was employed as chief engineer, at Ransomes of Ipswich, before moving to London. He worked on canals, docks, and railways, including the South Eastern Railway and the Great Northern Railway. He was the chief engineer of Crystal Palace erected at Hyde Park in 1851. He was president of the Institution of Civil Engineers between 1850 and 1851. Early life Cubitt was born in Dilham, Norfolk, the son of Joseph Cubitt of Bacton Wood, a miller, and Hannah Lubbock. He attended the village school. His father moved to Southrepps, and William at an early age was employed in the mill, but in 1800 was apprenticed to James Lyon, a cabinet-maker at Stalham, from whom he parted after four years. At Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipswich Cornhill
The Cornhill in Ipswich is a historic town square in the centre of Ipswich, Suffolk. The square has been a gathering place for many centuries in the town, the earliest recorded event was the execution of the Ipswich Martyrs in the 16th century. In the present-day, the Cornhill hosts various events such as Christmas markets, live music shows, and outdoor screenings of notable broadcasts, such as the proms. The square is surrounded by grand Victorian buildings built as the town's wealth was booming from sheep wool and dock trade. The prominent Ipswich Town Hall building is located on the Cornhill. History The Cornhill has always been an important area throughout the town's history. One of the earliest recorded events taken place on the Cornhill was the execution of the Ipswich Martyrs, nine people were persecuted for their Lollard or Protestant beliefs around 1515–1558. A memorial for the martyrs was erected in Christchurch Park in 1903. The monument has a square, stone bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dykes Alexander (junior)
Dykes Alexander (14 July 1763, Needham Market – 27 February 1849, Ipswich) was a banker and Quaker minister in Ipswich, Suffolk. He was the son of Dykes Alexander (senior) and Martha Biddle. He married Hannah Brewster, the daughter of Richard Brewster and Catherine Peckover on the 5 July 1786. He bought some land in St Mary Stoke, Ipswich in 1808, but sold this to his cousin Samuel Alexander in 1809. Samuel built Goldrood House there, wherein Dykes subsequently lived. Dykes Alexander was the first chairman of the Ipswich Gas Company. On 2 November 1848, whilst visiting Thomas Fox in Rushmere, Ipswich, when he mistook a door to the cellar for the door to the drawing room. He fell down the stone staircase and sustained serious injuries. Already by 17 November there was concern that these may prove fatal. He died on 27 February 1849. Family Dykes and Hannah Alexander had seven children including: * Catherine Alexander (1787-1849) married Thomas Fox * Richard Dykes Alexand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebenezer Goddard
Ebenezer Goddard (10 March 1816, Ipswich–19 October 1882, Ipswich) was an Ipswich engineer, businessman and politician. He worked for Ipswich Gas Company for many years and was Mayor of Ipswich three times: 1857-1858, 1865-1866 and 1872-1873. Early life Ebenezer was the son of Daniel Poole Goddard and his wife Lucy Haill. His father joined the committee of the Ipswich Gas Company in 1826, and subsequently became secretary and engineer of this organisation. Ebenezer attended school in Halesworth, Suffolk before starting an apprenticeship with J R and A Ransome. After successfully completing this he moved to Deptford where he worked for the General Steam Navigation Company. However, when his fellow workers complained that his apprenticeship was not appropriate for the work involved – and threatened a strike unless he was dismissed, he was transferred to their locomotive repair workshop in Maidenhead. After expanding his experience there, he then moved to Maudslay, Sons a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Poole Goddard
Daniel Poole Goddard (1783-1842) was a brewer in Ipswich who subsequently played a major role in the early development of the Ipswich Gas Company for whom he served as secretary and engineer. Daniel was born in Stepney, London, and baptised at the Bull Lane Independent Church there on 15 December 1783. He was the only one of 23 children to reach the age of maturity and his mother died when he was three. He was sent to school at Framlingham in Suffolk and spent the holidays with his grandfather at Rendham. In 1806 he was in Ipswich Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line ... where he married Lucy Haill at St Mary le Tower on 14 August. In 1830 he is recorded as being a brewer living in Orwell Place. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Goddard, Daniel Poole 1783 births 1842 death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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