The William Wheatley (Wickham) Ltd. Timeline
Founded in 1890 by William Wheatley
Our 131 years company history started in 1890 in Winchester, Hampshire, in England when William Wheatley incorporated a local company, manufactured goods for the agricultural business. –Wickham History Society
The First Farmer Machines
With the arrival of the industrial revolution, our company supplied mechanized farm equipment to farmers in Hampshire and West Sussex in the south of England, representing manufacturers such as International Harvester, Case-IH, and JCB.
Steam Roller owned by William Wheatley
One of the 23 steam rollers owned by William Wheatley ( Wickham) Ltd. The rollers would be contracted out for work to local councils to do long periods of work on road building. The rollers would leave with a small caravan towed behind and a motorbike to enable the worker to be able to have transport where he would be working. They would often go to work for periods of six months. In the early 1950’s, sadly, all of the steam rollers were cut up and crapped to make room for more modern equipment.
