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William Gossage
1799-1877
An aerial view of Gossages Tower,1922.
The observatory at the Catalyst Science Discovery Centre was built as part of a rooftop extension in 1989. The extension which included a glass lift and the enclosed, glazed observatory deck, was added to the historic tower building after it was acquired to house the museum, which opened in 1987.
A view inside Mr William Gossage & Son's Soap Works, Directors Room, 1915, now the Catalyst Museum.
A view inside Mr William Gossage & Son's Soap Works, General Office 1915, now the Catalyst Museum.
A hall full of seated people, on the occasion of the presentation of gold watches for long service to employees of William Gossage & Son's Ltd, 1928.
Finished tablet soap being stamped and packed for export, early 1900s
William Gossage, besides being a soap & alkali manufacturer he was also a prolific inventor and was also one of the first employers to be concerned about the health and welfare of his workers.
A Group of Bleaching powder Packers.
These men who enter the chambers in which chlorine gas is turned on lime, breathe through twenty-four thicknesses of flannel and wear goggles and calico clothing, round which brown paper is wrapped tightly. They earn good wages for easy hours but are generally short-lived.
Original footage of Workers leaving
Gossages Soap Manufactures, 1901.
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