William Barrows and Sons
of Bloomfield Ironworks, Tipton
History of businesses which used Bloomfield Ironworks:
- Partnership of Joseph Hall, Thomas Lewis, and others (1830-1834)
- Bradley, Welch and Hall ( -1834)
- Bradley, Barrows and Hall (1834-1844)
- Bramah, Barrows, and Hall (1844-1846)
- Barrows and Hall (1846- )
- W. Barrows and Sons (c1862-1868+)
- William Barrows and Sons (c.1871-1904 )
- Benjamin Bunch and Sons (1904- )
- Bailey, Barrows and Hall (1932- )
Trademark: BBH
1871 A party from the Iron and Steel Institute visited Messrs William Barrows and Sons at Bloomfield Ironworks
1881 Advert for William Barrows and Sons. B B H Trade Mark.
1884 William Barrows and Thomas Hill Barrows retired from William Barrows and Sons; the business was continued by the remaining partner, Joseph Barrows, under the same style or firm.[1]
1896 Listed under Iron Manufacturers as 'Barrows, William and Sons, Bloomfield Works, Tipton.' [2]
1903 Joseph Barrows, of Himley, Ironmaster, carrying on business at the Bloomfield Ironworks, Tipton, under the style or firm of William Barrows and Sons, died on the 25th day of August, 1903[3]
c.1904 The business of William Barrows and Sons at Bloomfield Iron Works was acquired by Benjamin Bunch and Sons of Staffordshire Ironworks, Walsall[4]