Yorkshire Hennebique

hyperion · Post by **hyperion** » Fri 03 Jan, 2014 2:03 pm

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

Post by **tyke bhoy** » Fri 03 Jan, 2014 2:20 pm

google throws out a few links including a friendreunited "forum" http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=henneb ... hennebique

hyperion · Post by **hyperion** » Fri 03 Jan, 2014 2:43 pm

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

uncle mick · Post by **uncle mick** » Fri 03 Jan, 2014 3:43 pm

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

jim · Post by **jim** » Fri 03 Jan, 2014 6:29 pm

Didn't Yorkshire Hennebique have a largish site at Stourton east of Cameron Iron between Pontefract Road and the railway?

hyperion · Post by **hyperion** » Fri 03 Jan, 2014 7:49 pm

Come on we need ever member of this community to contribute in some way.

scrabblerz · Post by **scrabblerz** » Fri 03 Jan, 2014 7:53 pm

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

drapesy · Post by **drapesy** » Fri 03 Jan, 2014 9:47 pm

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.

hyperion · Post by **hyperion** » Fri 03 Jan, 2014 11:54 pm

Thank you very much Mr drapesy for your kind words and for your contribution , this is what we were just talking about.

majorhoundii · Post by **majorhoundii** » Sat 04 Jan, 2014 11:02 am

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.