Thames Iron Works - The company was reported as contractors to 'A Clever Piece of Engineering' i.e. the replacement of lock gates at Penarth Dock during 1898. In that same year there was a tragedy at the yard during the launch of the H.M.S. Albion when 34 people were killed and many injured. The company operated during the period 1837 to 1912 building many battleships including the world's first all-iron warship, H.M.S. Warrior, launched in 1860.

1895 - The engineering department of the Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company. The Engineer [015] [499]
By 1897 these works cover some 28 acres and between 3,000 and 4,000 are employed by the company.