What company as a pioneer in the manufacture of the oil engine and had a Gothic Revival mansion built for its founder?
St Vincents Hall St Vincents Hall, Grantham, is a Gothic Revival mansion built in 1868 for the industrialist Richard Hornsby who founded Richard Hornsby & Sons, engine and machinery manufacturer.
Charles Algernon Parsons Sir Charles Algernon Parsons, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (13 June 1854 – 11 February 1931), the son of a member of the Irish peerage, was an Anglo-Irish engineer, best known for his invention of the compound steam turbine. He worked as an engineer on dynamo and turbine design, and power generation, with great influence on the naval and electrical engineering fields. He also developed optical equipment, for searchlights and telescopes.