Rothwell, Hick and Rothwell
Rothwell, Hick and Rothwell was an engineering company in Bolton, England. Set up in 1822, the partners became interested in the production of steam locomotives after the Rainhill Trials. The company's first engine was Union, a vertical boiler, 2-2-0 with horizontal cylinders for the Bolton and Leigh Railway of which Hick and Rothwell were promoters and original shareholders, followed by three more locomotives the following year for American railways.
Rothwell, Hick and Rothwell
by Unknown artist
Bolton is a town in Greater Manchester in England. In the foothills of the West Pennine Moors, Bolton is between Manchester, Blackburn, Wigan, Bury and Salford. It is surrounded by several towns and villages that form the wider borough, of which Bolton is the administrative centre. The town is within the historic county boundaries of Lancashire.
Image: Bolton Town Hall, Victoria Square (geograph 7172391)
Image: Market Place, Bolton geograph.org.uk 3138427
Image: Deansgate from Churchgate (geograph 6900931)
Image: Churchgate, Bolton geograph.org.uk 3183817