Hi Martin,  this is what I came up with. Mike Morris  Toronto Canada > Eric,  >  > the factory might have been Sir Joseph Whitworth & Co. Engineering works.Or  > Armstrong Whitworth Co. It was a massive plant around 1894. See the following  > from a Google search. The factory was in Gorton. > Cheers  > Mike Morris  > Toronto Canada >  > The contribution that the Armstrong Whitworth Company went on to make during the  >  >>  Great War (1914-18) was colossal. It is credited with the supply of 13,000  >>  artillery pieces, 100 tanks, 47 warships, 240 converted merchant ships,  > 1,000  >>  planes and three airships as well as 14,500,000 shells, 18,500,000 fuses  > and  >>  21,000,000 cartridges. ----- Original Message ----- > From: Martin Briscoe <martin@mbriscoe.me.uk> > To: lancsgen@rootsweb.com > Cc: > Sent: Saturday, February 8, 2014 6:41:47 PM > Subject: Re: [LAN] Gun Works in Gorton, Manchester > > What period was this? > > Just looked in a 1895 directory, several gunmakers that appear to be around > the centre of Manchester.  It's possibly many could be small scale, making > guns by hand rather than mass production. > > Also Sir Joseph Whitworth, Ashton Old Road, Openshaw.  > > Give a date and will have a look in some others. > > > Martin Briscoe > Fort William > martin@mbriscoe.me.uk > > > -----Original Message----- > From: lancsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:lancsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Eric Millward > Sent: 08 February 2014 20:12 > To: LANCSGEN@rootsweb.com > Subject: [LAN] Gun Works in Gorton, Manchester > > I am committing the sin of posting for help on 2 different lists to get > maximum relevant coverage.. > > In 1911 there appears to have been a gun works in the Gorton area of > Manchester because the census has several gun works employees living in > Gorton. > > Does anyone know about this works please? > > Thank you, > > Eric Millward > > Eric Millward > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2014.0.4259 / Virus Database: 3697/7074 - Release Date: 02/08/14 > > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list.  No fees! > > > The list's administrator can be contacted at LancsGen-admin@rootsweb.com > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LANCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Buy or sell family research items on the GEN-MAT-UKI mailing list.  No fees!  > > The list's administrator can be contacted at LancsGen-admin@rootsweb.com > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LANCSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >