William Sisson and Co. Ltd of Gloucester, were Naval architects and builders of marine steam engines.
History[]
W. Sisson & Co. Ltd., specialized in the design and development of high speed launch and marine engines and boilers and also designed vessels of all types, used initially on the rivers Thames, Severn and Lake Windermere. William Sisson had a strong interest in technical education, and the firm also became known for designing engineering equipment for educational purposes
Established by William Sisson in 1889 when he took over the small marine engineering works of J. J. Seekings and Co, situated near the Docks in Gloucester.
The business became a limited liability company in 1904. New works were built at Barnwood. Post WWII Belliss and Morcom Ltd. began to take a financial interest in Sisson's, and by 1958 Belliss and Morcom acquired full control of the company.
Production[]
Some of the machinery built includes;
- 1896 Engine for SS Henley
- 1899 - fitted new steam engine to tugboat Mayflower for Gloucester canal Co.[1]
- 1901 Manufacturers of stationary steam engines for marine use
- 1911 Supplied steam power units to the Cardiff railway. The boilers were by Abbott and Co. and the carriages by Gloucester Railway Carriage and Wagon Co.
- 1939 Engine for Swindon Gas Works
Surviving examples[]
- Amberley Museum & Heritage Centre -
- Bolton Steam Museum - Twin cylinder
- Bradford Industrial Museum - 1917 Single-crank tandem compound engine.
- Markham Grange Steam Museum -
- Mayflower a restored steam tug at Bristol Industrial Museum
- National Waterways Museum, Ellesmere Port - ?
- Preston Services - Steam Museum - 1914 Quadruple expansion engine Sissons no. 1147 - Ex South Tyneside College
- Westonzoyland Museum - Pair of teaching engines
Gallery[]
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See also[]
- List of Steam Machinery Manufacturers
- marine engines
- List of engine museums
References[]
- Sources
- The Engineer 1907/09/20
- The Engineer 1908/10/16
- The Engineer 1909/06/18
- British Steam Locomotive Builders by James W. Lowe. Published in 1975. ISBN 0-905100-816
- The Steam Engine in Industry by George Watkins in two volumes. Moorland Publishing. 1978. ISBN 0-903485-65-6
- National Archives
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