Cast iron Gully Grates (gutter drains) manufactured by Frederick Bird & Co.
Grace's Guide: In the early 1870’s Frederick Bird & Co of 11
Great Castle Street, Regent Street, London were producing: ‘1873, Waterproof
Cloth, Tarpaulin, Rick Cloth and Sack Manufacturers,’ and ‘1874, India-rubber
wheels’. By 1900 ‘Tender accepted for 55 lamp columns for Shoeburyness.’
University of Leicester: Post Office London Directory, 1895 ‘Bird Frederick & Co.
engineers, smiths, iron & brass founders, patentees of noiseless carriage
& truck wheels &c. 11 Great
Castle st. Regent st W: Marlborough iron
& brass foundry & engineering works, 5 Marlborough mews, Oxford street
W.’
The company later moved to
‘West Drayton Engineering Works and Iron and Brass Foundry.’
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