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'''Balstone, Cooke and Co''' of Temple Buildings, Altrincham Street, Manchester. | '''Balstone, Cooke and Co''' of Temple Buildings, Altrincham Street, Manchester. | ||
1857 Established by | 1857 Established by [[Henry Kenway Balston]]. | ||
1895 Incorporated as a Limited Company. | 1895 Incorporated as a Limited Company. |
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Balstone, Cooke and Co of Temple Buildings, Altrincham Street, Manchester.
1857 Established by Henry Kenway Balston.
1895 Incorporated as a Limited Company.
1935 Acquired Rayonese, company name changed to Balstone Cooke and Rayonese.[1]
1946 Acquired Barraclough, Milner and Co.[1]
1947 Acquired Thomas Mellodew and Co.[2]
1953 Made woollen Axminster carpets at Oldham[3]
1955 Announced the closure of the Parkfield and Moorside Mills owned by its subsidiary Thomas Mellodew and Co.[4]
1959 Acquired by Vantona Textiles[5]