Edward Ormerod
Edward Ormerod (2 May 1834 – 26 May 1894) was an English mining engineer.
Edward Ormerod (sometimes Ormrod) was born on 2 May 1834 in the village of Church, near Accrington, in Lancashire, England. He worked as a mining engineer at Fletcher, Burrows and Company's Gibfield Colliery in Atherton, Greater Manchester, where he devised and tested a safety device.[1] He was supported by chief engineering foreman, James Rothwell from Hindley. He married Betsy Hope in 1856 and had several children. He died on 26 May 1894 and is buried in Atherton Cemetery. A small memorial stone in front of his grave depicts and pays tribute to his invention.
Edward Ormerod developed and patented the "Ormerod" safety link or
The design was awarded a gold medal at the Manchester Mechanical & Industrial exhibition of 1875 and a silver medal at the Franco British Exhibition in 1908.
References
- ^ Davies 2009, p. 52
- ^ Detaching Hook Model, 1900–1985, Leicestershire County Council, archived from the original on 20 July 2011, retrieved 11 February 2011
- ^ History, Edward Ormerod and Co, retrieved 11 February 2011
- bibliography
- Davies, Alan (2009), Atherton Collieries, Amberley, ISBN 978-1-84868-489-8