by
Mildred Cookson, The Mills Archive, UK
A series of articles in The Miller and Milling, in the 1880s and 1890s, on the British engineering firm ER & F Turner have attracted my attention. Over a couple of decades, reporters made various visits to their works and to mills where they were installing machinery. They had established a productive relationship with J Harrison Carter of 82 Mark Lane, London and manufactured roller mills and other machines used in his system of flour milling.
After a works visit, one reporter enthused (The Miller, June 1885, pp 321 - 326) that he had seen proof "that the great industry of grain flouring machinery was evident in the factory and that Mr Carter should be congratulated on having found co-workers to supply his customers with machinery of the best British make and material".
As Turners were among the oldest millwrights in England, it was not surprising that their works were producing a wealth of flour milling machinery. The works had doubled in size since Carter’s connection with the firm, and, in the mid 1880s, the increased output activity was entirely due to the great success of the Carter system. The June 1885 article describes the two Ipswich sites, Grey Friars and St Peter's, in detail.
The firm of Messrs ER & F Turner of Ipswich dated back to 1837, when it was founded under the name “Bond, Turner & Hurwood.” The capital came from the two senior partners, Bond & Turner, whereas the conduct of the business rested largely in the hands of Mr Hurwood, who was himself a practical millwright and engineer.
Both Bond and Turner died towards the end of 1846, and the following year one of Turner’s sons, Mr ER Turner, joined Hurwood and the business ran as Hurwood & Turner until 1851, when the name was altered to ER Turner & Co. Eventually, Mr F Turner joined the firm and it became known as ER & F Turner.
In 1846, Bond, Turner and Hurwood agreed a contract to fit up a steam mill for Joseph Fison of Ipswich. The plans for the mill were drawn up under the direction of Mr Hurwood. The plant, which comprised a pair of 20 horse power compound engines, hursts and gearing for eight pair of stones, with corn cleaning and flour dressing machinery, was entirely built in Turner's St. Peter’s Works.
Read more HERE.
A series of articles in The Miller and Milling, in the 1880s and 1890s, on the British engineering firm ER & F Turner have attracted my attention. Over a couple of decades, reporters made various visits to their works and to mills where they were installing machinery. They had established a productive relationship with J Harrison Carter of 82 Mark Lane, London and manufactured roller mills and other machines used in his system of flour milling.
After a works visit, one reporter enthused (The Miller, June 1885, pp 321 - 326) that he had seen proof "that the great industry of grain flouring machinery was evident in the factory and that Mr Carter should be congratulated on having found co-workers to supply his customers with machinery of the best British make and material".
As Turners were among the oldest millwrights in England, it was not surprising that their works were producing a wealth of flour milling machinery. The works had doubled in size since Carter’s connection with the firm, and, in the mid 1880s, the increased output activity was entirely due to the great success of the Carter system. The June 1885 article describes the two Ipswich sites, Grey Friars and St Peter's, in detail.
The firm of Messrs ER & F Turner of Ipswich dated back to 1837, when it was founded under the name “Bond, Turner & Hurwood.” The capital came from the two senior partners, Bond & Turner, whereas the conduct of the business rested largely in the hands of Mr Hurwood, who was himself a practical millwright and engineer.
Both Bond and Turner died towards the end of 1846, and the following year one of Turner’s sons, Mr ER Turner, joined Hurwood and the business ran as Hurwood & Turner until 1851, when the name was altered to ER Turner & Co. Eventually, Mr F Turner joined the firm and it became known as ER & F Turner.
In 1846, Bond, Turner and Hurwood agreed a contract to fit up a steam mill for Joseph Fison of Ipswich. The plans for the mill were drawn up under the direction of Mr Hurwood. The plant, which comprised a pair of 20 horse power compound engines, hursts and gearing for eight pair of stones, with corn cleaning and flour dressing machinery, was entirely built in Turner's St. Peter’s Works.
Read more HERE.
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