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Marriott’s Hot-Water Heating Apparatus
Made by Ambrose Marriott

Ambrose Marriott was born in 1838, son of William, the village blacksmith, and Hannah, and they lived in Wood Street.

In 1858 Ambrose married Eleanor and their daughter Annie was born in 1861, and a son William was born in 1865 at Eynesbury. Annie had remained at Higham with her grandparents. William senior died in 1877 aged 73, and Ambrose returned to the smithy, but was now an engineer by trade. His daughter Annie was an organist, and she married Samuel James Joll in 1883. Sadly his son William died in 1885 aged just 20.


Marriott Ambrose & Co. heating, ventilating & laundry engineers, mill furnishers &c. (T A "Marriotts, Higham Ferrers;" T N 38 Rushden); & at Northampton

Instructions
for the management of
Marriott’s Hot-Water Heating Apparatus
Iron Works, Higham Ferrers.
See that the Cistern contains some Water before lighting the fire. About Quarter full.
Regulate the circulations by means of the Valves. Should any circulation not work fast enough, check some of the others until desired effect is attained.
Open Air Taps occasionally until Water appears, then close.
Stuffing Boxes of Valves require Screwing Tight occasionally, & Re-Stuffing.
Keep Pipes Warm in Frosty Weather or, if exposed, may burst.

Regulate the Draughts to the fire by means of bottom Sliding Door & Damper.
COKE is the fuel to be used (NOT COAL).
Keep the fire bars free from Clinkers, and ash-pit free from Ashes, or fire bars may be burnt.
The Water should never be allowed to boil over, or apparatus may be damaged.
Churches and Chapels should be well Warmed on Saturday for Sunday.
One Person should have the Management, and no other allowed to interfere.
The best of Instruction unless mixed with brains are of little use.
Above is a label from the heating apparatus, made by Marriott's, at the Iron Works, Higham Ferrers.

It was probably made in the first decade of the 20th century.

Label printed by Edward Croft.

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