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* c. 1857 [[Alfred Baldwin]] (1841-1908), at the age of sixteen, became a partner in the main family firm, [[Baldwin, Son and Co]] of Stourport<ref>Biography of Alfred Baldwin, ODNB</ref>. | * c. 1857 [[Alfred Baldwin]] (1841-1908), at the age of sixteen, became a partner in the main family firm, [[Baldwin, Son and Co]] of Stourport<ref>Biography of Alfred Baldwin, ODNB</ref> which was a relatively large firm, making ironwork of all kinds, plus worsted spinning mills at Stourport, and a carpet manufactory at Bridgnorth<ref>Biography of Alfred Baldwin, ODNB</ref>. | ||
* | * 1863 Following the founders' deaths, [[E. P. and W. Baldwin]] passed to the control of [[Alfred Baldwin]] and his two surviving brothers, George (1826–1881) and Stanley (1828–1907). However, the latter's bad management and drinking, combined with a trade depression, brought the firm close to bankruptcy in the late 1860s<ref>Biography of Stanley Baldwin, by Stuart Ball, ODNB</ref>. | ||
* 1870 Matters improved only after 1870, when [[Alfred Baldwin]] raised £20,000 and bought out his brothers to take sole control of the business, securing control of '''Wilden Works''' in September 1870. He moved to Wilden House overlooking the forge. He was responsible for the rapid growth of the firm and established a reputation as a benevolent employer and as a patriarch of the Wilden district<ref>Biography of Alfred Baldwin, ODNB</ref>. | |||
* 1937 Cast-iron butt-hinge manufacturers. <ref>[[1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries]]</ref> | * 1937 Cast-iron butt-hinge manufacturers. <ref>[[1937 The Aeroplane Directory of the Aviation and Allied Industries]]</ref> | ||
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of Stourport-on-Severn
- Manufacturers and suppliers in Great Britain.
- c. 1857 Alfred Baldwin (1841-1908), at the age of sixteen, became a partner in the main family firm, Baldwin, Son and Co of Stourport[1] which was a relatively large firm, making ironwork of all kinds, plus worsted spinning mills at Stourport, and a carpet manufactory at Bridgnorth[2].
- 1863 Following the founders' deaths, E. P. and W. Baldwin passed to the control of Alfred Baldwin and his two surviving brothers, George (1826–1881) and Stanley (1828–1907). However, the latter's bad management and drinking, combined with a trade depression, brought the firm close to bankruptcy in the late 1860s[3].
- 1870 Matters improved only after 1870, when Alfred Baldwin raised £20,000 and bought out his brothers to take sole control of the business, securing control of Wilden Works in September 1870. He moved to Wilden House overlooking the forge. He was responsible for the rapid growth of the firm and established a reputation as a benevolent employer and as a patriarch of the Wilden district[4].
- 1937 Cast-iron butt-hinge manufacturers. [5]
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