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beer

11-11-2008, 16:19

I am interested in any information about the Portass family and their business interests in Sheffield.
They manufactured machine tools and motor cars called H.F.G around Heeley and Abbeydale.

I know during World War 1 they manufactured aero parts and even built around 20 complete aircraft.

I believe the family home was at Norton, possibly Norton House, Chantry House or Norton Grange.

I am helping the son of James Portass to research the family tree.

HughW

11-11-2008, 23:45

White’s 1919/20 Directory

Street Section:

14 Broadfield Road
Portass C. & Son Limited, motor car
manufacturers

64 to 74 Broadfield Road
Portass C. & Son Limited, motor car
manufacturers

18 St Ronan’s Rd
Portass Charles

82 Washington Rd
Portass Miss Mary A. dress ma.

Alphabetical name section:

Portass Stanley M. (C. Portass & Son Limited);
h. 48 Wake road

Portass Charles (C. Portass & Son Limited);
h. 18 St Ronan’s Rd

PORTASS C. & SON LIMITED,
motor car manufacturers
& engineers, 64 to 74 & 14 Broadfield
road. T.A. "Portal, Sheffield;" T.N. 53 Sharrow

Trades section

PORTASS C. & SON LTD.
aeronautical & motor engineers,
MFRS. H.F.G. LIGHT CAR,
head office, 64 to 74, & branch 14,
Broadfield road, S

At Sheffield History (http://www.sheffieldhistory.co.uk), Map #21 in the 'Sheffield Places - Their History' section shows the Broadfield Road addresses in 1952. Google Earth shows that there are buildings with the same footprint still in existence. (for the Sheffield History site you need to subscribe (free) to see the images).

A search at A2A (http://www.a2a.org.uk) (Access to Archives) finds...

Hawley Collection Trust
Records of Portass Machine Tools [1934-1955] - ref. POR

Hugh

beer

12-11-2008, 07:39

That is a great start. My father was born on Wake Road and was a school pal of James. I think we are on the right track.

THANKS

tonkatoy

12-11-2008, 15:21