Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 167,649 pages of information and 247,065 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Bristows of Devon

From Graces Guide

of Marsh Lane, Crediton

1932 Factory opened in Crediton when Charles Sadler Bristow founded the business

1964 George Bristow is the M.D. and has brothers Clyde and Dudley who have all fallen out.[1]

1989 Opening a £150,000 warehouse for Bristow’s of Devon the confectionery manufacturers of Crediton.[2]

1993 Acquire Pollards[3]

Acquired Tuckers of Totnes

1994 Frank Bristow is the M.D.[4]

Acquired Cleaves sugar confectioners

Acquired Crawford and Tilley

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Sources of Information

  1. Sunday Express - Sunday 08 March 1964
  2. Exeter Leader - Thursday 19 January 1989
  3. Torbay Express and South Devon Echo - Wednesday 17 February 1993
  4. Torbay Express and South Devon Echo - Saturday 30 April 1994