Wire-drawing in St. Helens

[Fledge]

Was there a wire-drawing firm in St. Helens, around the late 1890s?

When I think of 'wire' I automatically think of Prescot. Forgive my ignorance - I don't know St. Helens very well.

[MaryA]

I'll ask somebody from up that direction if they have any ideas.

[MaryA]

There's a very bad ocr document I found when googling, if you can make sense of it, it could be interesting. http://www.google.com/patents/US698273

[Tina]

I don't know about St Helens, in 1938 Directory for Lpool there is a Wire Drawing Company, agents at
10 Dale St Bldgs Lpool 2. They are a company based in Birmingham.

[Fledge]

Very interesting - although I can't pretend I understood most of it!

The name applying for the patent could be relevant - William John Glover. My family address is Glover Street. Good work, Mary. Could be a link.

[Fledge]

Thanks, Tina. The whole family, father and sons, settled in St. Helens and were all employed as fine wire-drawers. To that end, I imagine they'd be working at a local firm.

[Tina]

1911 Directory I've found Wire Drawers
Warrington Wire Rope Works, head office
18 Goree Piazza Lpool.

[Fledge]

William John Glover's postal address is given as St. Helen's Cableworks, Lancashire, in 1901.

Can't find anything more on him but I think that is the place I'm searching for. I think I might have to look at old OS detail.

[Bertieone]

Hi Fledge,

1905 Kelly's

St Helens Cable Co Limited,
83 Liverpool Rd
St Helens,

Close to Glover St, me finks.

[MaryA]

Close to Glover St, me finks.

Spitting distance, check maps.google.co.uk

[Fledge]

I can't get the hang of the new Googlemaps at all but I can see it's no distance at all from Glover Street - straight up the Ashton road.

Bert, fantastic.

Thanks everyone. Mystery solved.