W. Barrows and Sons
William Barrows & Sons of Bloomfield Iron Works, Tipton, Tipton Green Iron Works, Factory Works, Tipton, Staffordshire (1873) of Bloomfield Iron Works, Tipton, Staffordshire.[1]
History of businesses which used Bloomfield Ironworks:
- W. Barrows and Sons (1830-1834)
- Bradley, Welch and Hall ( -1834)
- Bradley, Barrows and Hall (1834-1844)
- Bramah, Barrows, and Hall (1844-1846)
- Barrows and Hall (1846- )
- W. Barrows and Sons (c1862-1868+)
- William Barrows and Sons ( - 1896 - )
- Bailey, Barrows and Hall (1932- )
1830 November 25th. Joseph Hall and Thomas Lewis bought an old existing iron works from Messrs Aston and Others at Bloomfield, Tipton.
1831 April 16th. Hall bought out the share of Thomas Lewis
1831 April 19th. Hall sold a third share in the company to Richard Bradley and on the same day another third share to Frederick Isaac Welch.
1832 November 22nd. Obtained a mortgage from Thomas Welch, a relative of Frederick.
1834 June 29th. Frederick Isaac Welch sold his share to William Barrows to make the firm of Bradley, Barrows and Hall.
c.1862 Another business of the same name occupied Bloomfield Ironworks
1863 William Barrows (1801-1863) of Himley died in Stafford; his sons William, of Sedgley, Thomas Hill Barrows of Abercamlais, and Joseph of Himley, were all ironmasters[2]
1871 A party from the Iron and Steel Institute visited Messrs William Barrows and Sons at Bloomfield Ironworks
1873 Barrows had three iron works - Bloomfield Iron Works, Tipton; Tipton Green Iron Works; Factory Works, Tipton. Collectively they had 100 puddling furnaces[3]
1881 Advert for William Barrows and Sons. B B H Trade Mark.
See Also
Sources of Information
- [1] Black Country History