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 167,669 pages of information and 247,074 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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T. Herbert Phelps and Sons

From Graces Guide

of Wells Road, Glastonbury; of Cuss Mills, Street.

1906 Founded by Thomas Herbert Phelps

1919 Became a limited company

1959 Issue of shares

1962 Acquired six companies - Reedas of Thirsk; Richardsons and Preece (Holdings) of Witham; Wilfred Appleyard of Copgrove; Fereas Brothers (Nitrovit) of Bishops Auckland; J. R. Fisher of Hull; and Nitrocon of Thirsk. Directors - Lionel A. Phelps; Reginald G. Phelps (both sons of the founder); Kenneth A. Bush; Lawrence F. Marsh; and Kenneth C. A. Wills.[1]

became Nitrovit

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Sources of Information

  1. Central Somerset Gazette - Friday 11 May 1962