James was sent to the Royal High School where he had as a friend, Jimmy Patterson, the son of a local iron founder.

Mills were made by millwrights, builders and iron founders.

The company had opened in 1827 as iron founders and commenced building steam locomotives in 1834.

Not withstanding his claims as an iron founder, this was made for him by Claytons.

Early in life he became an iron founder, and established his business in Easton, Massachusetts.

The company started as iron founders in 1794 and expanded in Victorian times to include coal and iron mining.

Later it was owned by an iron founder, who made edge tools and other farm implements and installed cast-iron water wheels.

They also offered their services as gas and water engineers, iron founders and bridge and boiler makers.

Her father was from a family of iron founders.