john 'iron mad'' wilkinson

‘Iron-Mad’ John Wilkinson. Iron ran through the veins of John Wilkinson, who was fortunate enough to be born into the heart of the industrial revolution, both literally and figuratively. John Wilkinson, (born 1728, Clifton, Cumberland, Eng.—died July 14, 1808, Bradley, Staffordshire), British industrialist known as “the great Staffordshire ironmaster” who found new applications for iron and who devised a boring machine essential to the success of James Watt’s steam engine.. At the age of 20 Wilkinson moved to Staffordshire and built Bilston’s first iron furnace. G.R. John Wilkinson was the ‘Ironmaster’ of the industrial revolution. Subject: Iron Mad Wilkinson From: GUEST Date: 23 Nov 05 - 09:29 AM I am searching for songs concerning John 'Iron Mad' Wilkinson. and died in around 1810. John "Iron-Mad" Wilkinson (1728 – 14 July 1808) was an English industrialist who pioneered the manufacture of cast iron and the use of cast-iron goods during the Industrial Revolution. Ironbridge pioneered by Wilkinson. • Father of the machine tool industry and so enabled steam engine development and revolution. Moved Iron technology on a lot and made lots of things out of cast iron including boats, a pulpit, Ironbridge and his own coffin. John (Iron-Mad) Wilkinson 1728 - 1808 • He inspired the World’s first iron bridge and boat. ... John "Iron-Mad" Wilkinson (1728–1808), English industrialist. Smith ‘The Bradley Ironworks of John Wilkinson’ (Journal of the Iron & Steel Institute, July 1966) W.A. Morton & W.A. John "Iron-Mad" Wilkinson (1728 – 1808) was a British industrialist who suggested the use of iron for many roles where other materials had previously been used.. His "iron madness" reached a peak in the 1790s, when he had almost everything around him made of iron, even several coffins and a massive obilisk to mark his grave. John “Iron-Mad” Wilkinson (1728 – 1808) Ironmaster; Born (legend has it) in the back of a farm cart in 1728, John Wilkinson worked in his father’s foundries at Skinner Hill and Wilson House in Lindale and at Backbarrow before moving to the West Midlands where he developed his own foundry businesses. He was the inventor of a precision boring machine that could bore cast iron cylinders, such as cannon barrels and those used in the steam engines of James Watt. • ‘King of the Ironmasters’, said Thomas Telford. The last-named was the birthplace of Isaac Wilkinson, the first of the Wilkinson ironmasters. He was an Iron maker, born in Cumbria in 17?? • Father of the South Staffs Iron Industry. Ralph Pee ‘The World's First Iron Boat’ (Shropshire Magazine, July 1972) He was the inventor of a precision boring machine that could bore cast iron cylinders such as those used in steam engines, which bored for James Watt's engines. Explore genealogy for John Wilkinson born 1728 Clifton, Cumbria, England died 1808 Bilston, Staffordshire, England including parents + 1 photos + more in the free family tree community. login . John Wilkinson (1728-1808) made his fortune in the iron industry in the second half of the 18th century. Smith ‘John Wilkinson & the Industrial Revolution in South Staffordshire’ (West Midland Studies,5, 1972). Joseph Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen, made homeless in Birmingham by the mob for supporting the French Revolution, was brother-in-law of ‘Iron Mad’ Jack Wilkinson who died Today in 1808. Such was his ardour for developing and innovating in his field, that he became known as ‘Iron-mad Wilkinson’, and that passion even included a plan to spend eternity encased in iron. His son John “Iron Mad” Wilkinson made a lot … John ""Iron-Mad"" Wilkinson (1728–1808) was an English industrialist who pioneered the use and manufacture of cast iron and cast-iron goods in the Industrial Revolution. 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