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Plenty’s Eagle Iron Works, William Plenty, Edward Pellew Plenty, Edward Pellew Plenty, and 1 other

Newbury, West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

Plenty’s Eagle Iron Works, William Plenty, Edward Pellew Plenty, Edward Pellew Plenty, and 1 other

This plaque celebrates the long and distinguished industrial record of Plenty’s Eagle Iron Works which was located near this spot until 1965. Founded by William Plenty in 1790 in Southampton and subsequently moved to Newbury, the company was managed by his descendants, including three called Edward

Pellow Plenty, until 1949. It's first major product was an efficient iron plough. In 1817 it launched a life boat which was recommended for general use by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (as i

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