Young, Randall and Co
of East Croydon and later of Crawley
Makers of Sun D'or confectionery
1919 Partnership change. '...the Partnership heretofore subsisting between us, the undersigned, George Burton Scrase, Alfred Howard Scrase and James Charles Hammond, carrying on business as Wholesale Grocers and Manufacturing Confectioners, at 185, Canterbury-road, Old Kent-road, London, S.E., under the style or firm of "YOUNG, RANDALL & CO.," has been dissolved by mutual consent as and from the thirtieth day of January, 1919. All debts due to and owing by the said late firm will be received and paid by the said George Burton Scrase, who will continue to trade as "Young, Randall and Co...'[1]
1920 Chocolate bars from Young, Randall and Co., 185, Canterbury-road, Old Kent-road, London.[2]
1923 Young, Randall and Co, Lansdowne, Croydon.[3]
1928 Fire which destroyed the premises of Young, Randall and Co., manufacturing confectioners, Bedford Place, Croydon.[4]
1939 George Bertram(sic) Scrase, trading as Young, Randall and Co., Lansdowne-road. East Croydon. Alfred Scrase is manager.[5]
1953 'Official move of Messrs. Young, Randall and Co., confectionery manufacturers, from Croydon to Crawley, took place on Wednesday. Most of the machinery had, however. been moved down before that and new plant costing £50,000 has been installed In the factory, which is In Manor Royal The firm have been established in Croydon for 34 years it was because they found it impossible to expand further Croydon that they decided to transfer to the New Town. They operate under the name of Sun D'Or Confectioneries. and orders from abroad, particularly from America, made expansion necessary. The majority of the firm's staff have already moved to Crawley, and it is understood that additional part-time female labour will be recruited from the New Town.[6]
1996 'A. H. Scrase's Young, Randall and Co moved in 1952 to make Sun d’Or sweets and chocolates in modem, larger premises, compared with their old ones at Lansdowne Road, East Croydon. Women made up the bulk of the 150-strong workforce'[7]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The London Gazette Publication date:7 March 1919 Issue:31217 Page:3177
- ↑ St. Helens Examiner - Saturday 14 February 1920
- ↑ Croydon Times - Saturday 25 August 1923
- ↑ Paisley Daily Express - Thursday 12 July 1928
- ↑ Croydon Times - Wednesday 16 August 1939
- ↑ Crawley and District Observer - Friday 05 June 1953
- ↑ Crawley and District Observer - Wednesday 08 May 1996