Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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of Welwyn Garden City


Possibly a successor to Welwyn Garden City Ltd<ref>The Times   Nov. 18, 1954</ref>
Trust formed by [[Ebenezer Howard]] to further his environmental aims, in particular to build Welwyn Garden City<ref>The Times Jan. 20, 1976</ref>


c.1940 Company incorporated
Possibly initially Welwyn Garden City Ltd<ref>The Times  Nov. 18, 1954</ref>
 
c.1940 Company incorporated as a company.


Owned a department store in Welwyn Garden City and [[Welwyn Stores (1929)]] Ltd
Owned a department store in Welwyn Garden City and [[Welwyn Stores (1929)]] Ltd

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of Welwyn Garden City

Trust formed by Ebenezer Howard to further his environmental aims, in particular to build Welwyn Garden City[1]

Possibly initially Welwyn Garden City Ltd[2]

c.1940 Company incorporated as a company.

Owned a department store in Welwyn Garden City and Welwyn Stores (1929) Ltd

1951 Established South Eastern Bakeries Ltd as a subsidiary[3]

1952 Acquired a majority interest in Cresta Silks Ltd[4]

1953 Danesbury Properties Ltd, a subsidiary, decided to sell a large area of land in the northern part of Welwyn Garden City[5]

1954 Trust was liquidated

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Sources of Information

  1. The Times Jan. 20, 1976
  2. The Times Nov. 18, 1954
  3. The Times Jan. 26, 1952
  4. The Times Mar. 24, 1953
  5. Dec. 11, 1953