Private company

Heenan & Froude

UK engineering company

Heenan & Froude was a United Kingdom-based engineering company, founded in 1881 in Newton Heath, Manchester, England, in a partnership formed by engineers Richard Froude and Richard Hammersley Heenan. Expanded on the back of William Froude's patent for inventing the water brake dynamometer, their most famous creation was the 518-foot (158 m)-high Blackpool Tower.² It ceased to exist in 1986.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1881Founded¹

Industryengineering¹
HeadquartersWorcester¹

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Heenan and Froude Engineering Works - geograph.org.uk - 564198 — Photo: Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons³

Heenan & Froude was a United Kingdom-based engineering company, founded in 1881 in Newton Heath, Manchester, England, in a partnership formed by engineers Richard Froude and Richard Hammersley Heenan. Expanded on the back of William Froude's patent for inventing the water brake dynamometer, their most famous creation was the 518-foot (158 m)-high Blackpool Tower.²

Timeline

1986Dissolved Dissolved¹
1881Founded Founded¹

Links

WikipediaHeenan & Froude
WikidataQ16993873

Sources

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WikidataHeenan & Froude on Wikidata
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WikipediaHeenan & Froude on Wikipedia
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Wikimedia CommonsHeenan & Froude photo by Bob Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0