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Trust formed by [[Ebenezer Howard]] to further his environmental aims, in particular to build Welwyn Garden City<ref>The Times Jan. 20, 1976</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> | ||
Possibly initially Welwyn Garden City Ltd<ref>The Times Nov. 18, 1954</ref> | Possibly initially called Welwyn Garden City Ltd<ref>The Times Nov. 18, 1954</ref> | ||
c.1940 Company incorporated as a company. | c.1940 Company incorporated (as a public 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 called Welwyn Garden City Ltd[2]
c.1940 Company incorporated (as a public 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. The assets of the trust were sold to Garfield Weston's ABC Foods[6]; the shares in Cresta Silks were transferred to its managing director, Eric Crabtree[7].
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