Tinker, Shenton & Co Explained

Tinker, Shenton and Company
Industry:Boilermaking
Location City:Hyde, Cheshire
Location Country:England

Tinker, Shenton and Company, based at Hyde Boiler Works, Hyde, Cheshire (now in Tameside), England, were a firm of boilermakers, founded in 1872. The firm was at that date incorporated as a Limited Company by James Shenton, Richard Shenton and George James Tinker.[1]

Initially based at a workshop on John Street, Hyde, the firm soon moved to Hyde Boiler Works on Furnace Street in the Flowery Field area,[2] from where they operated until the closure of the firm in 1928.[3]

Tinker, Shenton and Company manufactured Lancashire and Cornish steam boilers. Well-preserved examples of their Lancashire boilers exist at both the Ellesmere Port Boat Museum and the Queen Street Mill Textile Museum in Burnley, Lancashire, which has a pair.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tinker, Shenton and Co. Grace's Guide. 10 May 2014. 19 January 2014.
  2. Book: Kelly's Cheshire professional and trades directory. 1910. 811.
  3. McEwen. Alan. Brass for the boiler. Old Glory. May 2011. 62–64.