Phoenix Carriage Works

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Phoenix Carriage Works was a carriage builder established in the 1840s in Markham Village and rival to Thomas Speight Wagon Works.

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Henry R. Wales

English immigrant Henry R. Wales (1822-1905), who began as a blacksmith and learned the trade (in the United States [1] ) which led to the founding of Phoenix Carriage Works. [2] Besides his business, Wales was a school trustee and magistrate under the Liberal governments of Oliver Mowat and James Whitney. [3] Wales and his wife Elizabeth had 6 children (including daughters Adelaide Emma, Bertha E, Lottie A.), whom lived at Maple Villa, the only reminder of the Wales that remains in Markham today. [4]

Factory

Their factory was located next to 159 Main Street North and ceased making carriages after 1915 with focus on repairing automobiles and ceased altogether in 1923 after death of son-in-law Levi Webber [5]

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References

  1. "Historic Tours Markham".
  2. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : 13. Henry R. Wales Dwelling and Carriage Works - Markham Village Heritage Tour. YouTube .
  3. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : 13. Henry R. Wales Dwelling and Carriage Works - Markham Village Heritage Tour. YouTube .
  4. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : 13. Henry R. Wales Dwelling and Carriage Works - Markham Village Heritage Tour. YouTube .
  5. http://www.markham.ca/wps/portal/Markham/AboutMarkham/Heritage/markhamvillageheritagetour/henry-r-wales-dwelling-and-carriage-works/henry-r-wales-dwelling-and-carriage-works/!ut/p/a1/lZDdboJAEIWfxQeAnWVZFy5XVLpoa6VBZG8afldSAaNGkj59kRjvhHSuZpJzcs58SKI9knV8K1V8LZs6Pt5vOf02N67jrHfW1vBNACHmO_ox32JrCZ0g6gSOy99MtgaAwJ2DYNtZsHlfERDT3u8JcDBfgeeSBQFuCMeaEc-i3Hj44cVwGPOHKFogedg7m6BFEslTrPIsv5Sq7q-0zFA0LVJMGSVaktmFZjJgWkJTprGsYDjDODVI9igykDQCIrznDUh8eAiGWPWCIRhjLTwky6TS27TSQce2TQgGbDAwbEoNC4WzJ6vuX14nxFJInvMiP-dn_dBcrmjftq2umkYdcz2NUdRhYa8TGfr6J2dvFOTy2TF0n-upCoIf_3a0RflZ-Qk93X6F4pPJHw5Hftk!/dl5/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/