What is recorded here

This blue commemorative plaque records: On this site from the 1840s to the 1930s stood the chain and anchor works of Henry Pershouse Parkes where in 1866 a replacement anchor for Brunel’s Great Eastern steamship was made which was then the largest in the world. Length 20’ 6’’. Weight 8 tons. Recorded plaque organisation: Tipton Civic Society.

Henry Pershouse Parkes operated a significant chain and anchor works that contributed to maritime history by manufacturing a massive anchor for Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s Great Eastern steamship, then the largest vessel in the world.

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