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John Bibby and Son Garston
This company manufactured copper plates for a number of uses. Initially to sheath wooden sailing ships, hence the phrase "Copper Bottomed" and later heat exchangers and condensers made out of copper plate and tubes. They opened in Garston in the mid 1860s and closed in the mid 1930s. Profits from this and other works in the Bibby empire helped pay for All hallows Church in Allerton, Liverpool.
Photo is of the Copper works old water tower viewed from Blackburne St
Liverpool Bibby Industrialists
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Kev
Not sure if this is the same 'Bibby', please confirm someone:
THE world’s oldest deep-sea shipping company celebrated its 200th anniversary by launching 2,000 balloons from Liverpool’s Albert Dock.
Children of Bibby Line employees were invited to design the balloons and the four winners started the race from the deck of a tall ship.
The winners were Charlotte Smith, six, of Moreton in Wirral, Harry Hughes, six, of Wilmslow, Helena Wilde, seven, of Bury, and Chloe Anthony, eight, from Paris.
Bibby employees were invited to enter the balloon race and the owner of the winning balloon will receive £500 for a charity of their choice.
IC Liverpool
Same family but the Garston John Bibby bought out his family's copper and iron interests in the early 1860s. Interestingly, Sir Michael Bibby of Bibby Line etc has renewed his family's association with All Hallows Church, Allerton and a Bibby is once again the Patron.