Charles Burrell & Sons
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Charles Burrell & Sons were builders of steam traction engines, agricultural machinery, steam lorries and steam tram engines. The company were based in Thetford, Norfolk and operated from the St Nicholas works on Minstergate and St Nicholas Street, some of which survives today.
Company type | Limited Liability Company |
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Industry | Agricultural Engineering |
Founded | 1770 |
Defunct | 1928 |
Successor | Richard Garrett & Sons |
Headquarters | , England |
Products | Showmans Locomotives Traction Engines Road Rollers Portable Engines |
At their height they employed over 350 people and were the largest employer within the town. The company became known for producing reliable and good-looking traction engines which were always built to customers' requirements. The company declined after the First World War when internal combustion engines started to become a cheaper alternative to steam power. The company finally closed in 1928, with the final engines being built by Richard Garrett & Sons at Leiston, Suffolk.