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MALTINGS
1866
1871

Tenders for erection of Maltings by the Railway Station to be received by 31 July

New Road. Medium depth 119ft [Lots 73, 74 & 75 offered for Sale on 31 July on 31 July

1867]

SALE: with instructions from Messrs W & R Rix, bankrupts, to sell:
LOT 3 at Beccles: A Plot of Building Land near the Railway Station,Frontage of 46ft to a

1901

Near the Station are the Maltings of Messrs Crisp and son, said to be the largest in England.

Frederick Skipper died aged 96, Norwich Architect. Designed & built:
i ) Rebuilt the Maltings near the Station after the fire of 1912, which “destroyed almost the complete property.”
ii ) The original buildings of the Sir John Leman High School in Ringsfield Road in 1914

GRANARY
1863

1863

1863

During violent storm [see weather] five men taking shelter on the east side of the new Granary of

fell on the men. Charles Oxborough was killed.

Mr John Crisp, junior near the Railway Station, the wall on the East Side gave way, barley & bricks

Charles Oxborough, a journeyman bricklayer accidentally killed - support of wife & children (6 at
home). Subscription started.

Inquest on Charles Oxborough: John Crisp, junior: Granary built last Summer by July. Mr Ingram of

practice, well skilled in building. Mr Chance one of his employees, carpenter. Accidental Death; but
iron columns, anchors & ties should be added to the building.

Beccles built it under Mr Toll who acted as Architect under Crisp’s orders. Had great deal of

ELLIOTT & GARROOD
1873

William Elliott, mechanical engineer. Business will be removed from Blyburgate after 1 March & be
caried on in the NEW WORKS near the Railway Station. New & improved working machinery.

from the Official Beccles Guide c 1972

The engineering firm of ELLIOTT & GARROOD LTD. at Gosford Road, celebrated its centenary in 1968 and was pleased to
present a diving stage to the town swimming pool in recognition of its long and close association with the local community.

Elliott & Garrood Ltd. in its early days made stationary power plants followed by power-driven machinery for the fishing
industry. A new patent steam capstan was introduced in 1884 and within three years a range of five sizes were in production. In
the early 1890’s a steam-driven road vehicle was constructed with a twin cylinder engine developing about 5 h.p. Although
quite successful, increased activity on the marine side of the business took priority and no further development work was
introduced on road vehicles. By the middle of the 1890s the company had designed and developed main propulsion machinery
and in 1897 the Consolation was the first drifter to be fully equipped with F & G machinery.

After some years of producing marine engines, the company concentrated on marine deck equipment and products included
trawl, winches, seine winches and rope coilers, line haulers, donkey pumps, electrohydraulically driven capstans, marine
research instruments and special winches for research vessels.

A few years ago the firm, which was acquired by Dobson Park Industires in 1970, discontinued the manufacture of marine
deck equipment with the exception of the Beccles rope coilers, used for seine net fishing throughout the world, and now the
company’s main valve products enjoy a high reputation.

1890

1901

Messrs Elliott & Garrood are partners in the rapidly increasing engineering business
established near the railway station

Opposite the Maltings are the extensive Ingate Iron Works of Messrs Elliott & Garrood, who
employ 300 men in the manufacture of their patent steam capstans.

DURRANTS SALE GROUND
1890

Messrs G Durrant & Sons, whose auction premises are near the railway station

HUTSONS (BECCLES) LTD
Hutsons (Beceles) Ltd. an associate company of K E Hutson Ltd of Kessingland, acquired the abattoir business of Swifts in
1982. The company manages a fine, up-to-date export approved abattoir and distributes pork, beef and lamb throughout the UK
and Europe. Livestock is purchased from all parts of East Anglia direct from farms.
G E I EUROPACK
The original company of Europack was established in Beceles as a general engineering company in 1965. Since
1970 the company has specialised in packaging machinery and is now amongst the major UK suppliers of
shrinkwrapping, stretchwrapping, pal letwrapping and case-erecting machines.

The Beccles company has steadily expanded throughout its history and has long-since heen part of the G F I Group. Today it
occupies a modem purpose-built plant at Common Lane North, and produces an entire range of machines being designed and
built at Beceles.

The company supplies equipment to major users in the food, drinks, tobacco, printing, paint and other industries and it
exports to a number of countries throughout the world.

1880
1880
acres of well-planted garden ground admirably suited for building & through which itr is proposed to construct a new road from
Ingate Road [now Grove Road] to the Station.

SALE: Ingate Lodge: surplus furniture of Mrs Loring.
SALE: Ingate Lodge in 30 Lots (for many years Residence of late Mr Fenn) with Offices, Vineries & 4