Stockton & Darlington Railway
source: wikipediaThe Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) was a railway company that operated in north-east England from 1825 to 1863. The world’s first public railway to use steam locomotives, its first line connected collieries near Shildon with Stockton-on-Tees and Darlington, and was officially opened on 27 September 1825. The movement of coal to ships rapidly […]
Victoria Falls Railway Bridge – built by a Pease company
source: Victoria Falls Guide ….. Several leading firms tendered for the construction of the bridge but most were daunted by the task and in the end, only two firms, Dorman, Long & Co. and the Cleveland Bridge & Engineering Company of Darlington, were in the running. In May 1903 both parts of the contract were awarded […]
Robin’s Close – a Fox house
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Tone Dale House – a Fox house
Group tours of Tone Dale House are available – email Ben Fox for details Source: WikipediaTone Dale House (or Tonedale House) is an historic Grade II listed country house located in Wellington, Somerset, England. Wellington lies 7 miles (11 km) west of Taunton in the vale of Taunton Deane, 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Devon border. Tone […]
Fox Brothers
History – by Lloyd/Griselda’s grandchildren We believe the Wellington woollen business can be traced back to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, to John Were of Pinksmoor Mill. In 1772 the young Thomas Fox became a partner in his grandfather Thomas Were’s serge (cloth) making company at Trade Court, South Street, Wellington. Thomas went abroad […]
Lloyd’s Bank – founded by Sampson Lloyd ll
source: Lloyd’s Banking group The firm of Taylors & Lloyds opened as a private bank in Birmingham, in June 1765. It was founded by John Taylor, Sampson Lloyd and their two sons. Taylor was a Unitarian and a cabinet maker, Lloyd a Quaker and iron founder. The bank they established was one of the first […]
Luke Howard (1772-1864) – named the clouds
Luke Howard m. Mariabella Eliot (1769-1852) Lloyd H Fox was the 2nd great grandson of Luke Howard A photograph of Luke with his son John Eliot is in the National Portrait Gallery collection Both the US & the Falkland Islands have issued postage stamps featuring clouds with the classification systen devised by Luke Howard source: […]
Percy Bigland (1856-1926)
Percy m. Edith Mary Hanbury Aggs (1862-1951)Griselda Bigland was the daughter of Percy Bigland source: WikipediaBigland was the son of Edwin Bigland, of Birkenhead in 1856. He was educated like his brother at the Sidcot School as his family were Quakers. Bigland studied art in Munich in Germany for seven years before returning to England where […]
7 Bruce Grove – Luke Howard lived here
source: The Cloud Appreciation SocietyWe wholeheartedly support the campaign by the Tottenham Civic Society to save 7 Bruce Grove, Tottenham, London, which is a Grade II Listed building in a state of severe dereliction and in danger of falling down. Once a fine Georgian townhouse, it was the home of Luke Howard, who, in 1802, […]
Sampson ll Lloyd (1699-1779) – founder of Lloyd’s Bank
Sampson Lloyd ll m1. Sarah Parkes (1699-1729) m2. Rachel Champion (1712-1766)Lloyd H Fox was the 4th great grandson of Sampson ll & Rachel source: WikipediaAfter the death of Sampson I in 1725 his sons Charles and Sampson II bought the Town Mill and traded in iron. Sampson II (1699–1779) also bought a forge in Burton upon […]