The interior of Messrs Penn and Sons engine works at Greenwich showing the heavy turnery and smiths' shop

Date:
1862 - 1863
Location:
Messrs Penn And Sons Engine Works, Blackheath Road, Blackheath, Greenwich, Greater London Authority, Se13
Reference:
PXB02/17
Type:
Photograph (Albumen Print)
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Description

The company employed over 1500 workers under the direction of John Penn FRS (born 1805 in Greenwich). This pre-eminent firm was the major supplier of marine engines to the Royal Navy including those of HMS Warrior, the first sea-going steam warship in the world, launched nearby on the Thames in 1860.

Archival History

Acquired by The English Heritage Archive in 2012.

Content

This is part of the Collection: PXB02 Photographically Illustrated Printed Book Entitled 'Dockyard Economy And Naval Power'

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Compiler: Barry, Patrick

Keywords

Victorian Engineering Works