George Forrester and Company

George Forrester and Co.
Company typeGeneral partnership
IndustryEngineering
Heavy industry
Founded1827
FounderGeorge Forrester
Defunct1890
FateLiquidation
HeadquartersVauxhall Foundry,
40 Vauxhall Road,
Liverpool
,
United Kingdom
Key people
Alexander Allan
Charles Hodgson Horsfall
Walter Fergus MacGregor
Benjamin Hick Jr.[1]
Anthony Bower[2]
Andrew Wylie[3]
John McFarlane Gray

George Forrester and Company was a British marine engine and locomotive manufacturer at Vauxhall Foundry in Liverpool, established by Scottish engineer George Forrester (b. 1780/81). The company opened in 1827 as iron founders and commenced building steam locomotives in 1834.

  1. ^ "MacGregor, Horsfall, Hick". Liverpool & South West Lancs Genealogy. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Anthony Bower". Grace's Guide. Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Grace's Guide. 1891. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Andrew Wylie". Grace's Guide. Institution of Mechanical Engineers: Grace's Guide. 1900. Retrieved 16 March 2015.