The Old Lawnmower Club
Collection, Preservation and Display of Old Lawn Mowers

Site of Bedford Foundry of Picksley and Sims

The Bedford Foundry of John Picksley and Ruben Sims, shown in an Ordnance Survey map dated 1888. This is the same location that they commenced mower manufacture in 1859.

  • 1888 Map Showing Bedford Foundry, Leigh

    Ordnance Survey map of Leigh, Lancashire.
    Ordnance Survey Town Plans of England and Wales, 1840s-1890s.

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