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families of langley mill replied on: 4/26/2005 7:00:36 PM Page Both statements about the engineering firms are correct. There was an engineering company on Cromford Road (opposite the Durham Ox), as described in the older book. They then moved across the railway line to the Star Foundry, and, in due course, this developed into G.R.Turners. The firm then moved back across the railway lines to the Vulcan Works, at the top of Bridge Street. I have recently acquired the sales particulars of the first site, though it does not mention the company name, complete with a large scale diagram of the site - interestingly, an OS map published only a few years after the sale shows that the land was now derelict, with few of the buildings remaining. I have absolutely no doubt that Pender's Row was named after your ancestor, though I have no proof to date. Pender is not a common local name, but it was common to name terraces after the owner or builder. Pender's Row was directly adjacent to the Star Foundry. Thanks for your interest in the site - let us know of anything you find - we've never done an article of Mr Pender!

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