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1889 The company was registered in 14 June, to acquire certain businesses, and others have since been taken over. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> These included [[Wilcock and Co|The Burmantofts Company]] and five other Yorkshire companies. | 1889 The company was registered in 14 June, to acquire certain businesses, and others have since been taken over. <ref>The Stock Exchange Year Book 1908</ref> These included [[Wilcock and Co|The Burmantofts Company]] and five other Yorkshire companies. | ||
1902 The gas engineering branch of the company became part of [[Drakes]] | |||
1912 Retort Settings and brickwork<ref>[https://historicengland.org.uk/research/results/reports/8019/TheManufacturedGasIndustry_Volume4] Historic England</ref> | |||
1928 [[Leeds Fireclay Co]] acquired a large shareholding in [[Goodlass, Wall and Co]]; Leeds' chairman had been entrusted with the negotiations about linking [[Goodlass, Wall and Co]]'s interests with one of the largest company's in the world in their line of business<ref>The Times, 7 December 1928</ref>. | 1928 [[Leeds Fireclay Co]] acquired a large shareholding in [[Goodlass, Wall and Co]]; Leeds' chairman had been entrusted with the negotiations about linking [[Goodlass, Wall and Co]]'s interests with one of the largest company's in the world in their line of business<ref>The Times, 7 December 1928</ref>. | ||
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of Wortley, Leeds
1889 The company was registered in 14 June, to acquire certain businesses, and others have since been taken over. [1] These included The Burmantofts Company and five other Yorkshire companies.
1902 The gas engineering branch of the company became part of Drakes
1912 Retort Settings and brickwork[2]
1928 Leeds Fireclay Co acquired a large shareholding in Goodlass, Wall and Co; Leeds' chairman had been entrusted with the negotiations about linking Goodlass, Wall and Co's interests with one of the largest company's in the world in their line of business[3].