C. A. Parsons and Company
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Products | Power generation equipment |
Number of employees | 7000 (1960s) |
C. A. Parsons and Company was a British engineering firm which was once one of the largest employers on
History
The company was founded by
Charles Algernon Parsons' son Algernon George "Tommy" Parsons joined the company as a director, but when he was called up for military service in the
Sir
Parsons also patented and made novel searchlight mirrors between 1894 and 1923.[7]
Nuclear power stations using Parsons steam turbines include
Parsons took over the turbine and generator factories in Erith and Witton of the General Electric Company in the 1960s.[10] The company merged with A. Reyrolle & Company to form Reyrolle Parsons in 1968.[11] In 1977 Reyrolle Parsons merged with Clarke Chapman to form Northern Engineering Industries, which itself was acquired by Rolls-Royce in 1989.[11]
The company survives today as part of
Preserved turbines
Parsons turbines are on display in several museums in the UK, and across the world. These include the
See also
- Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Company
- Grubb Parsons
- Mechanical Engineering Heritage (Japan) No. 4; Parsons Steam Turbine, made in 1908, upon technical licensed to Mitsubishi-Japan in 1904.
References
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- ^ a b c d Young, Peter (6 May 2003). "Generating a big demand". Evening Chronicle. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
- ^ a b Raphael, E. L. "Rachel Parsons 1885–1956, woman engineer". Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ "Parsons' 'Women Labourers' photograph album, taken at Parsons' Works on Shields Road during the First World War". Tyne and Wear Museums and Archives.
- ^ "Fitter Who Became Managing Director". The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. 97, no. 29, 938. South Australia. 27 September 1954. p. 11. Retrieved 21 May 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b c Warburton, Dan (19 April 2009). "Focus on the famous Parsons factory in Heaton". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
- ^ Scaife, W.G.S (1 January 1999). "From Galaxies to Turbines: Science, Technology and the Parsons Family". CRC Press. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ "Nuclear Power Plants in the UK – England". Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
- ^ "Nuclear Power Plants in the UK – Scotland". Archived from the original on 19 July 2009. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
- ^ "GEC: Electricity Generation and Transmission". Graces Guide. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ a b NZR Cranes Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ward, David (29 August 2002). "Violence mars Leeds Festival". The Guardian. London.