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[[Image:Im1916Walsall-Wilkes.jpg|thumb| 1916. ]] | [[Image:Im1916Walsall-Wilkes.jpg|thumb| 1916. ]] | ||
[[image:Im19300509ERBT-Wilkes.jpg|thumb| May 1930. ]] | [[image:Im19300509ERBT-Wilkes.jpg|thumb| May 1930. ]] | ||
[[Image: Im1951Benn-Wilkes1.jpg|thumb|1951]] | [[Image:Im1951Benn-Wilkes1.jpg|thumb|1951]] | ||
[[Image:Im1961-6Ben-Wilkes.jpg|thumb| 1961.]] | |||
of Grand Junction Works, Darlaston, Staffs., Bolt, Nut, Rivet, and Heavy Ironwork Manufacturers | of Grand Junction Works, Darlaston, Staffs., Bolt, Nut, Rivet, and Heavy Ironwork Manufacturers | ||
1840 Company established. | Presumably the works of [[Enoch Wilkes and Co]] with office in London | ||
1840 Company established - [[Simpson and Co (Darlaston)|Simpson]] | |||
1890 Incorporated as a Limited Company. [[Enoch Wilkes]] took over the firm and, with his uncle [[Thomas Wilkes (2)|Thomas Wilkes]], built up a flourishing business. | |||
1897 The company was registered on 2 March, as '''E. and T. Wilkes''', to take over the business of bolt, nut, and fencing manufacturers of '''Wilkes'''. In August, the name was changed back to the original title. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> | |||
1898-1933 of Grand Junction Works, Darlaston<ref>Coventry Archives</ref> | |||
1903 "Late [[ | 1903 "Late [[Simpson and Co (Darlaston)|Simpson and Co]]" (see advert) | ||
1914 Manufacturers of Bolts, Nuts, Rivets and Heavy Ironwork. Specialities: Railway and Tramway Fastenings, Constructional Ironwork. Employees 350. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref> | 1914 Manufacturers of Bolts, Nuts, Rivets and Heavy Ironwork. Specialities: Railway and Tramway Fastenings, Constructional Ironwork. Employees 350. <ref>[[1914 Whitakers Red Book]]</ref> | ||
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1922 of Darlaston | 1922 of Darlaston | ||
1927 Death of [[Enoch Wilkes]], chairman of the company. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
Latest revision as of 12:16, 7 February 2022
of Grand Junction Works, Darlaston, Staffs., Bolt, Nut, Rivet, and Heavy Ironwork Manufacturers
Presumably the works of Enoch Wilkes and Co with office in London
1840 Company established - Simpson
1890 Incorporated as a Limited Company. Enoch Wilkes took over the firm and, with his uncle Thomas Wilkes, built up a flourishing business.
1897 The company was registered on 2 March, as E. and T. Wilkes, to take over the business of bolt, nut, and fencing manufacturers of Wilkes. In August, the name was changed back to the original title. [1]
1898-1933 of Grand Junction Works, Darlaston[2]
1903 "Late Simpson and Co" (see advert)
1914 Manufacturers of Bolts, Nuts, Rivets and Heavy Ironwork. Specialities: Railway and Tramway Fastenings, Constructional Ironwork. Employees 350. [3]
1922 of Darlaston
1927 Death of Enoch Wilkes, chairman of the company.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908
- ↑ Coventry Archives
- ↑ 1914 Whitakers Red Book