Roland Brotherhood
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Rowland Brotherhood was a British
engineer. He was born in Middlesex
in 1812 and died in Bristol
in 1883. He married Priscilla Penton in 1835 and they had 14 children, one also called Rowland
who played cricket
for Gloucestershire
, another called Peter. Most were engineers.
(GWR). By 1838 he was resident in Reading, Berkshire
, and continued to do contract work for the GWR.
In 1841 he moved to Chippenham, Wiltshire
, bought Orwell House, and opened a blacksmith
s business. Contract work for the GWR continued until 1861 when there was a dispute with the GWR. From 1861 to 1869 Brotherhood built components for railways and bridges across the British Empire
.
Brotherhood left Chippenham in 1868 and was appointed General Manager of the Bute Ironworks in Cardiff
. In 1874 he moved to Bristol
and in 1875 he took a contract to build a goods shed for the GWR.
From 1877 to 1879 Brotherhood assisted his son, also called Rowland, in sinking shafts for the Severn Tunnel
.
Rowland Brotherhood (senior) died at his home in Bristol on 4 March 1883, and is buried there in Arnos Vale Cemetery
.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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engineer. He was born in Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
in 1812 and died in Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
in 1883. He married Priscilla Penton in 1835 and they had 14 children, one also called Rowland
Rowland Brotherhood (cricketer)
Rowland Brotherhood was an English cricketer and civil engineer. Brotherhood was a left-handed batsman who bowled left-arm underarm fast...
who played cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
for Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club is one of the 18 major county clubs which make up the English and Welsh national cricket structure, representing the historic county of Gloucestershire. Its limited overs team is called the Gloucestershire Gladiators....
, another called Peter. Most were engineers.
Career
From 1835 he took on a number of contracts for building parts of the Great Western RailwayGreat Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
(GWR). By 1838 he was resident in Reading, Berkshire
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
, and continued to do contract work for the GWR.
In 1841 he moved to Chippenham, Wiltshire
Chippenham, Wiltshire
Chippenham is a market town in Wiltshire, England, located east of Bath and west of London. In the 2001 census the population of the town was recorded as 28,065....
, bought Orwell House, and opened a blacksmith
Blacksmith
A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal; that is, by using tools to hammer, bend, and cut...
s business. Contract work for the GWR continued until 1861 when there was a dispute with the GWR. From 1861 to 1869 Brotherhood built components for railways and bridges across the British Empire
British Empire
The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom. It originated with the overseas colonies and trading posts established by England in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. At its height, it was the...
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Brotherhood left Chippenham in 1868 and was appointed General Manager of the Bute Ironworks in Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
. In 1874 he moved to Bristol
Bristol
Bristol is a city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, with an estimated population of 433,100 for the unitary authority in 2009, and a surrounding Larger Urban Zone with an estimated 1,070,000 residents in 2007...
and in 1875 he took a contract to build a goods shed for the GWR.
From 1877 to 1879 Brotherhood assisted his son, also called Rowland, in sinking shafts for the Severn Tunnel
Severn Tunnel
The Severn Tunnel is a railway tunnel in the United Kingdom, linking South Gloucestershire in the west of England to Monmouthshire in south Wales under the estuary of the River Severn....
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Rowland Brotherhood (senior) died at his home in Bristol on 4 March 1883, and is buried there in Arnos Vale Cemetery
Arnos Vale Cemetery
Arnos Vale Cemetery , located in Arno's Vale in Bristol, England, was established in 1837. Its first burial was in 1839. The cemetery followed a joint-stock model, funded by shareholders. It was laid out as an Arcadian landscape with buildings by Charles Underwood.Arnos Vale cemetery is located on...
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Peter Brotherhood
Rowland Brotherhood's second son, Peter (1838-1902), became in 1867 a partner in the engineers and millwrights business of Brotherhood and Kittoe in Clerkenwell when their main product was brewing machinery. After Kittoe's retirement in 1871 this firm mainly produced machines of Brotherhood's own invention, in particular the Brotherhood engine which could be powered by steam water or compressed air. Put to many uses it drove the Navy's Whitehead torpedoes and was used in the torpedoes of other navies as well.Stanley Brotherhood
In 1903 Peter's only surviving son, Stanley (1880-1938), moved the works from the Lambeth premises taken in 1881 to Peterborough where it continues as Peter Brotherhood Limited manufacturing "From steam turbines to gas compressors, from wind turbines to combined heat and power".Sources
- Anita McConnell, ‘Brotherhood, Peter (1838–1902)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004