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TitleCridge Seeds Ltd
DescriptionThe building of Cridge Seeds Ltd, formerly the site of the workshop of Ellesmere Engineering Works, on Railway Terrace in Doyleston. Cridge Seeds specialises in the sale and cleaning of seeds.
On this site, the noted German engineer Adam Werner (1852 - 1929) had a thriving business supporting local farmers with all their engineering needs. He was also a prolific inventor, designing a range of agricultural labour-saving devices such rod-lifters, bag-lifters, chaff-feeders, and clover-shellers, in addition to a gorse-cutting machine.Date2024PhotographerSarah Davy
DescriptionThe building of Cridge Seeds Ltd, formerly the site of the workshop of Ellesmere Engineering Works, on Railway Terrace in Doyleston. Cridge Seeds specialises in the sale and cleaning of seeds. On this site, the noted German engineer Adam Werner (1852 - 1929) had a thriving business supporting local farmers with all their engineering needs. He was also a prolific inventor, designing a range of agricultural labour-saving devices such rod-lifters, bag-lifters, chaff-feeders, and clover-shellers, in addition to a gorse-cutting machine.
Date2024PhotographerSarah DavyConnections
PersonAdam WernerPlaceDoylestonImageAdam Werner and the Ellesmere Engineering Works at DoylestonMore InformationFind out more about Cridge Seeds Ltd here
PlaceDoylestonImageAdam Werner and the Ellesmere Engineering Works at DoylestonMore InformationFind out more about Cridge Seeds Ltd hereAttribution
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Cridge Seeds Ltd (2024). Selwyn Stories, accessed 24/06/2026, https://selwynstories.selwynlibraries.co.nz/nodes/view/6185