Taken from obituary of Emma Amelia Swindley Nov 1924
"Messrs Swindley are noted iron workers and their name has been known in the industry for two centuries, the firm having been founded over 200 years ago. Messrs Swindley's activities cover ornamental ironwork of every possible kind and they have been responsible for important works all over the country. Messrs Swindley were responsible for the very fine ironwork on the well known Eastgate clock and another contract which brought the firm praise was the restoration of the church gattes at wrexham. The entrance gates to the park of the Duke of Westminster's grounds at Eaton Hall, and the entrance gates at Lord Lever Hulme's Hampstead estate were also constructed in the Overleigh Road workshops."
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Living Individual - Details withheld
Educated at St Columba's Edinburgh, Employed by Chester Corporation in the
Mains and Maintenance Section, Served in the Royal Engineers during the
Second World War and took part in the Normandy Landings. Moved South after
the war and employed by Farnham Gas and Electric Co prior to Nationalisation
Local Engineer at Petworth in 1958 and retired in 1977
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Birth Marriage & Death Certificates held.
Educated at St Columba's Edinburgh, Employed by Chester Corporation in the
Mains and Maintenance Section, Served in the Royal Engineers during the
Second World War and took part in the Normandy Landings. Moved South after
the war and employed by Farnham Gas and Electric Co prior to Nationalisation
Local Engineer at Petworth in 1958 and retired in 1977