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Re: Wanted information on john blake ltd of oxford street, accrington
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Originally Posted by rivetlad
I am an Industrial Historian and published author. Currently, I am seeking material and hopefully pictures for a magazine article I intend to write on the history and products of famous Accrington Engineering firm, John Blake Ltd, makers of hydrams - water pumps. This firm, established 1820, until moving to Clayton-le-Moors in 1970 was based in Oxford Street, Accrington.
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The date of 1970 for the move to Clayton must be wrong as I was an apprentice engineer at Allspeeds in the John Blake factory of Lower Barnes Street, Clayton in 1956. As well as pump and Kopp variable speed gear manufacture there was also a vitreous enamelling department.
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