Cravens Railway Carriage and Wagon Company Limited was a railway rolling stock builder in the Darnall district of Sheffield, England. Founded by brothers named Craven and known as Craven Brothers, later Cravens Limited, it remained a family business until John Brown & Company acquired a controlling shareholding in 1919. Its name was changed back to Cravens Limited in 1954 when it finally became a wholly owned subsidiary of John Brown.
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Craven Brothers catalogue illustration of a steam locomotive firebox drilling machine.
Craven Brothers catalogue illustration of a 25 Ton railway breakdown crane.
The former general and drawing office of Craven Brothers in 1999.
Reddish is an area in Metropolitan Borough of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England. 4.6 miles (7.4 km) south-east of Manchester city centre. At the 2011 census, the population was 28,052. Historically part of Lancashire, Reddish grew rapidly in the Industrial Revolution and still retains landmarks from that period, such as Houldsworth Mill, a former textile mill.
Houldsworth Square in central Reddish
Reddish Hall as drawn by James Croston (Booker, p211)
Houldsworth WMC. Also used as a church and school before dedicated buildings were built.
A lamp standard near Houldsworth square. It pictures the herons commonly seen in Reddish Vale, the railway viaduct, and the clock monument to Sir William Houldsworth
