Engineering company based in Lambeth, specialised in building marine steam engines. Founded in 1798 by Henry Maudslay as Henry Maudslay and Company. 1833 reorganised into Maudslay, Sons and Field after his sons, Thomas Henry and Joseph, and Joshua Field (1786 - 1863, founding member of the Institution of Civil Engineers) joined the company. Henry Maudslay died in 1831 but his sons and Field continued the business. Walter H. Maudslay was chairman and managing director from 1895 until his retirement in 1899. Field retired in 1898. Financial troubles led to the closure of the company in 1900.
The company produced a special steam-powered mill for the 1852 re-cutting of the Koh-i-Noor. At their Greenwich works a Great (Ferris) Wheel was built for the Earls Court Empire of India Exhibition, which operated 1895 - 1906.
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