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| Keywords: reyrolle hebburn science industry first world war firstworldwar wor life worlife construction building tyne & wear tynewear black and white photograph blackandwhitephotograph digital image digitalimage bricks wall brick debris ground pile soil timber structure frame sky cloud construction at a. reyrolle & co. ltd. constructionatareyrollecoltd development blur black frame blackframe mark grain box window doorway rope beam pole metal steel tin floor roof glass alphonse reyrolle alphonsereyrolle 28 march 1920 28march1920 founder (1864-1919) 18641919 engineer french switchgear shop switchgearshop london 1886 1901 henry clothier henryclothier expansion power stations powerstations product company name mergers c.a parsons caparsons 1968 rolls royce rollsroyce 1989 siemens 2005 industrial heritage industrialheritage fascinating unusual fence site work photo border monochrome black and white TWAM Ref: TWCMS:M4441 A. Reyrolle & Co. Ltd was founded by Alphonse Reyrolle (1864 - 1919), a French engineer who established a small switchgear shop in London in 1886. In 1901 his business moved to Hebburn and the firm began to grow with the recruitment of Henry Clothier. Clothier helped them develop large switchgears for power stations, a product the company became famous for. Over the years, Reyrolle continued to grow, seeing a number of mergers. Most notably with C.A Parsons in 1968 and Rolls Royce in 1989. The Hebburn site is now owned by Siemens who acquired the company in 2005. This photograph shows construction at A.Reyrolle & Co. Ltd in Hebburn on 28 March 1920. If you have some extra information about this photograph, please add your comments, information and any links, images or text. Copyright Statement: (Copyright) We're happy for you to share these digital images within the spirit of The Commons. Please cite 'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums' when reusing. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions and commercial use of the original physical version apply though; if you're unsure please email sarah.younas@twmuseums.org.uk TWAM Ref: TWCMS:M4441 A. Reyrolle & Co. Ltd was founded by Alphonse Reyrolle (1864 - 1919), a French engineer who established a small switchgear shop in London in 1886. In 1901 his business moved to Hebburn and the firm began to grow with the recruitment of Henry Clothier. Clothier helped them develop large switchgears for power stations, a product the company became famous for. Over the years, Reyrolle continued to grow, seeing a number of mergers. Most notably with C.A Parsons in 1968 and Rolls Royce in 1989. The Hebburn site is now owned by Siemens who acquired the company in 2005. This photograph shows construction at A.Reyrolle & Co. Ltd in Hebburn on 28 March 1920. If you have some extra information about this photograph, please add your comments, information and any links, images or text. Copyright Statement: (Copyright) We're happy for you to share these digital images within the spirit of The Commons. Please cite 'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums' when reusing. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions and commercial use of the original physical version apply though; if you're unsure please email sarah.younas@twmuseums.org.uk | ||||
