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c.1700 The business was established nearly two hundred years before 1890; it gained a worldwide reputation for its brands of tin and tern plates, tin sheets, and charcoal iron and steel sheets. | |||
c.1872 The Cookley works belonged to [[John Knight (of Kidderminster)|J. Knight and Co]] | c.1872 The Cookley works belonged to [[John Knight (of Kidderminster)|J. Knight and Co]] | ||
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of Cookley, near Kidderminster
of Brierley Hill
c.1700 The business was established nearly two hundred years before 1890; it gained a worldwide reputation for its brands of tin and tern plates, tin sheets, and charcoal iron and steel sheets.
c.1872 The Cookley works belonged to J. Knight and Co
1886 Because of lack of a railway connection, the works at Cookley were closed and relocated to the Cookley Works at Brockmoor near Brierley Hill.
The site of the forge at Cookley remained in industrial use, at one time being occupied by Steel Stampings Ltd
1901 The Brierley Hill works belonged to Messrs Knight and Crowther when it was acquired by E. P. and W. Baldwin[1].
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Sources of Information
- ↑ The Times, 17 April 1902
- [1] Wikipedia