The Balmforth family were partners with the Smiths and Booths that went on to form the famous Rodley crane makers. After these partnerships broke up William Balmforth formed the Peel Ings Foundry. The works produced steam cranes, though not to the extent their former partners enjoyed. A small number of locos were also produce before the firm crashed in 1916
Builder of cranes in Stanningley.
Crane builder
Manufacturer of machine tools that took over the former Round Foundry, they became part of the Greenwood and Batley Group.
Thomas Green began as a big manufacturer of lawnmowers, they diversified somewhat in to producing steam rollers, tram engines and locomotives in their Smithfield Works on North Street
One of the crane makers of Leeds producing steam diesel and electric cranes in their works next door to Joseph Booth in Rodley
Crane builder
One of the smaller makers of cranes in the city of Leeds situated in the Horsforth subburb.
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Builder
Products
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Bfth
William Balmforth / Balmforth Bros
Rail
Crane
Works History
1 survivor out of 6 records, 16.67% survive
BUT
Samuel Butler and Co
Crane
Works History
1 survivor out of 2 records, 50% survive
JBUT
John Butler & Co
Crane
Works History
0 survivors out of 0 records
SBT
Smith, Beacock and Tannett
Crane
Machine Tools
Works History
0 survivors out of 0 records
TG
Thomas Green
Rail
Road
Crane
Other Items
Works History
28 survivors out of 4407 records, 0.64% survive
TSSR
Thomas Smith
Crane
Works History
78 survivors out of 1020 records, 7.65% survive
TW
Tannett, Walker & Co
Crane
Other Items
Works History
0 survivors out of 0 records
Whit
Whitaker Bros
Crane
Works History
3 survivors out of 3 records, 100% survive
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