Company timeline: 1880s
A swing bridge, an engine powered by town gas, and more.
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| Date | Event | Significance | Source |
| 1880 | Building of a swing bridge over the lock leading from the Severn to the docks. Dismantled around 1962. | Product news | D5926/1 (Centenary Book) |
| 1880 | S.S. Sabrina steam vessel commissioned. | Product News | Owner Carol Steggles (2015) |
| 1881 | S.S. Sabrina launched. | Product News | Owner Carol Steggles (2015) |
| 1882 | Development of engine powered by town gas and fitted with ignition. | Product news | D5926/1 (Centenary Book) |
| 06/01/1883 | Council agreed to allow railway crossing over Baker Street to Midland sidings. | Company news | Glos. Journal. Done’s Index E1263 |
| 1885 | Council – permission recommended to lay down rails and turntables on one side of Church Street. | Company news | Glos. Journal. Done’s Index A1162 |
| 1888 | Hydraulic accumulators of 4500 psi were built. | Product news | D5926/1 (Centenary Book) |
| 04/02/1888 | F & P have completed a contract for building a bridge across the Ganges at Benares. | Product news | Glos. Journal. Done’s Index D994 |
| 23/02/1889 | Strike of some employees at F & P about overtime pay. | Peopl news | Glos. Journal. Done’s Index D1005 |
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