Grace's Guide
British Industrial History
Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 146,747 pages of information and 232,400 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.
Hillman and Sons
From Graces Guide
1890 Advertising for an iron moulder for general light castings, 'abstainer preferred'.[1]
1901 Cast the 4-ton chimney cap for the new Weston-super-Mare generating station.[2]
1943 Advert: 'HILLMAN AND SONS (IRONFOUNDERS). LTD. (381251).—Private company, registered June 19; capital, £1,000 in 1,000 shares of £1 each; objects, to carry on the business of steelmakers, ironfounders, smelters, refiners, engineers, metallurgists. &c.; directors. Albert E. Hillman, 10, Walliscote Grove-road, Weston-super-Mare; Wm. A. Hillman, 16, Walliscote Grove-road, Weston-super-Mare; registered office. 10, Richmond-street, Weston-super-Mare.'[3]