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Gimson and Company

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Gimson and Company were founded in 1840 by Josiah and Benjamin Gimson on Welford Road in Leicester. [1]

17 relations: Abbey Pumping Station, Agricultural machinery, Beam engine, Boilermaker, Burton upon Trent, Claymills Pumping Station, Coalville, Crane (machine), Forncett, Foundry, Hall & Woodhouse, Hoist (device), Leicester, Midland Main Line, Midland Railway, Snibston, Stationary steam engine.

Abbey Pumping Station

The Abbey Pumping Station is a museum of science and technology in Leicester, England, on Corporation Road, next to the National Space Centre.

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Agricultural machinery

Agricultural machinery is machinery used in farming or other agriculture.

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Beam engine

A beam engine is a type of steam engine where a pivoted overhead beam is used to apply the force from a vertical piston to a vertical connecting rod.

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Boilermaker

A boilermaker is a trained craftsperson who produces steel fabrications from plates and tubes.

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Burton upon Trent

Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is a town on the River Trent in East Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire.

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Claymills Pumping Station

Claymills Pumping Station is a restored Victorian sewage pumping station on the north side of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England.

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Coalville

Coalville is a market town in North West Leicestershire, England, with a population at the 2011 census of 34,575.

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Crane (machine)

A crane is a type of machine, generally equipped with a hoist rope, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them horizontally.

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Forncett

Forncett is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

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Foundry

A foundry is a factory that produces metal castings.

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Hall & Woodhouse

Hall and Woodhouse is a British regional brewery founded in 1777 by Charles Hall in Blandford Forum, Dorset, England.

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Hoist (device)

A hoist is a device used for lifting or lowering a load by means of a drum or lift-wheel around which rope or chain wraps.

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Leicester

Leicester ("Lester") is a city and unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire.

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Midland Main Line

The Midland Main Line is a major railway line in England from London to Sheffield in the north of England.

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Midland Railway

The Midland Railway (MR) was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.

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Snibston

Snibston is an area east of Ravenstone, north west Leicestershire, in the English Midlands.

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Stationary steam engine

Stationary steam engines are fixed steam engines used for pumping or driving mills and factories, and for power generation.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimson_and_Company

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