Yorkshire Hennebique

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hyperion
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Does anyone have any information on the yorkshire hennebique contracting company. Apparently they built concrete bridges,water towers. and even concrete Boats!! . The pudsey steam roller once belonged to them
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google throws out a few links including a friendreunited "forum" http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=henneb ... hennebique        
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Thanks tyke bhoy , it was a topic of conversation at lunch here on site ,so uploaded via my nexus 7 tablet. Will check it out when i get home
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On searching the internet it seems Yorkshire Hennebique was a contractor/agent or used it under licence from Francois Hennebique. They were based at Viaduct Works, Kirstall Roadhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_HennebiquePhoto courtesy of http://flic.kr/p/dVQyXp        
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Didn't Yorkshire Hennebique have a largish site at Stourton east of Cameron Iron between Pontefract Road and the railway?

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Come on we need ever member of this community to contribute in some way.
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Hennibuque used to have a concrete batching plant on Royds Lane at the bottom of the Lane which led up to Farnley Sheds circa 1960-64 . Roughly where the Makro is situated now .Brian

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hyperion wrote: Come on we need ever member of this community to contribute in some way. What does this mean exactly? -What do you mean by "we"? the royal "we" perhaps?Please bear in mind that you have been a member of this "community" for less than 4 weeks and show a little bit more respect.
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Thank you very much Mr drapesy for your kind words and for your contribution , this is what we were just talking about.    
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I remember Yorkshire Hennebique. From my days at the Cat dealer. IIRC they were renowned bad payers! I believe they built the cooling towers at Fiddlers Ferry Power Station at Widnes in the sixties.

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